Business

The productivity of U.S. workers rose more than projected in the second quarter, rebounding from the biggest drop in more than three decades and helping to restrain labor costs.

Peterbilt Motors Co. is offering Alcoa Ultra aluminum wheels with a lower weight as a factory-installed option for all of its heavy-duty trucks.

Truckload carrier USA Truck said Cliff Beckham, the company’s former CEO and now executive vice president and chief financial officer, will resign Sept. 30 “to pursue new career opportunities.”

Nearly two dozen states will split $333.9 million to fix roadways damaged by severe storms and other weather-related events, the Department of Transportation announced this week.

A federal judge in New York on Aug. 6 dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed last year by American Trucking Associations alleging that the New York State Thruway Authority is improperly spending more than a billion dollars in toll revenue on maintenance and improvements on the state’s mostly recreational canal system.

XRS Corp. reported its net income declined in its fiscal third quarter, and revenue declined.

Celadon Group Inc. reported its fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose on strong freight volumes and an increased average seated tractor count.

Quality Distribution Inc. reported a second-quarter profit after a loss a year ago stemming from a charge at its logistics segment.

Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, sending the average over the past month to an eight-year low, a sign the labor market continues to gain momentum.

Winners of the next round of the Department of Transportation’s infrastructure grants will be announced in mid-September, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Aug. 6.