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DUSSELDORF, Germany — Mercedes-Benz said it is taking aim at a larger portion of the North American market with its 2014 Sprinter delivery van, featuring a new engine and safety technologies.

PRINCETON, N.J. — Deeper integration of navigation software with in-cab communications devices and back-office programs is driving efficiency and safety improvements for carriers, trucking and technology executives said.

The Transportation Security Administration’s $23 million pilot test of Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric card readers at 17 sites failed to prove that the technology actually works as intended, according to a new government report.

A Republican senator and a Democratic representative are each proposing to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure by giving tax incentives to U.S. corporations to bring overseas profits home.

The nation’s large and growing number of highways, bridges and tunnels that are using electronic systems to collect tolls are creating problems for truckers who cross multiple jurisdictions because most systems’ transponders won’t work on other systems.

U.S. retail heavy-duty truck sales declined by 7.4% in April, the eighth straight month of year-over-year contraction, WardsAuto.com reported.

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region contracted in May, for the first time in three months, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

The Minnesota Trucking Association criticized a legislative proposal to put a tax on warehousing services in the state, saying it would harm the state’s economy and kill jobs.

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 3.9% last week from the same week a year ago to 248,266 units, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Navistar International Corp. said Thursday it has sold its recreational vehicle business to Allied Specialty Vehicles. Terms were not disclosed.