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Florida officials have temporarily eased trucking size and weight restrictions to help ease agricultural hardships related to unusually cold temperatures that are threatening the state’s produce industry.

November factory orders rose 1.1%, marking the seventh gain in eight months, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

The new bridge carrying Interstate 95 over the Delaware River will replace the existing toll-free span north of Philadelphia and Trenton, N.J.

Testing of CSA 2010, a new safety protocol, is under way in nine states. The results have generated some praise but also have raised some hackles among carriers and trucking industry association executives.

Construction spending fell 0.6% in November, the Commerce Department said Monday.

An index of U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in December for the fifth straight month, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

Even before the first stage of the new federal Comprehensive Safety Analysis begins next summer, some freight companies are stepping up efforts to educate drivers and management about the new ratings and are taking steps to reduce the risk of violations.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent its final rule governing the use of electronic onboard recorders to the White House for review.

Less-than-truckload carrier Lakeville Motor Express has been sold by the Wren family that founded the Minnesota company in 1921 to Roger Wilsey Sr., an LME vice president, and his wife, Shari.