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FedEx Corp. last week won a $10.5 billion contract to continue providing domestic airmail transportation for the U.S. Postal Service, defeating a bid by UPS Inc. to grab at least a share of that business.

UPS Inc. last week said first-quarter net income rose 3.2% to $1 billion, reported it was nearing a contract agreement with the Teamsters union and announced plans to buy 700 tractors powered by liquefied natural gas.

American Trucking Associations was honored last week as one of seven winners of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2013 SmartWay Affiliate Challenge awards.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Shippers attending Nasstrac’s annual meeting here stressed the importance of reliability, service and relationships, even as cost remains the top concern.

WASHINGTON — Top executives with two of the nation’s largest trucking companies urged Congress to raise the federal fuel tax in order to fund infrastructure projects that benefit freight.

Retail diesel prices declined for an eighth consecutive week as the national average reached its lowest point since Aug. 6 after dipping 5.5 cents to $3.887 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

As tank fleets replace their long-lived trailers, they are turning to vehicles that take advantage of several innovations in recent years to increase strength, reduce weight, resist corrosion and better protect products, according to carriers and manufacturers.

Truck tonnage rose 3.8% in March from a year earlier, illustrating strength in the housing and energy sectors of the U.S. economy, American Trucking Associations reported.

A federal appeals court has upheld the U.S. government’s cross-border Mexico trucking plan, rejecting challenges brought by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Teamsters union.