The number of Americans traveling by car for the Fourth of July holiday will hit a record high this year, fueled by a growing economy and relatively low gasoline prices, the nation’s largest motorists’ advocacy group said June 29.

A portion of Interstate 85 collapsed in Atlanta March 30 due to a fire under the bridge, the city's fire and rescue agency said.

Daimler's trucks chief Wolfgang Bernhard, once seen as a candidate to succeed CEO Dieter Zetsche, has stepped down a year before his contract was due to run out, the German carmaker said Feb. 10.

A federal judge on Nov. 22 blocked an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers from taking effect, imperiling one of the outgoing president's signature achievements for boosting wages.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Mercedes-Benz will launch a pickup truck in late 2017, becoming the first German premium automaker to enter one of the most lucrative segments in the car industry.

BERLIN — Volkswagen division MAN will next year start selling heavy-duty commercial vehicles with new digital services to make its trucks more efficient, as VW looks to challenge rivals Daimler and Volvo AB.

The data recorder from the cargo ship El Faro, which sank near the Bahamas during a Caribbean hurricane in October 2015, has been recovered, offering possible answers about why the vessel went down, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Aug. 9.

FedEx Corp. and Dutch counterpart TNT Express have won U.S. antitrust permission to merge, according to a listing of approved deals the Federal Trade Commission issued Nov. 24.

Volvo will cut production in North America in December and January in the face of lower demand and high inventory levels at dealerships, the truck maker said Nov. 19.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally, and the underlying trend continued to point to a fairly healthy labor market.