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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Wednesday its first-quarter loss was less than a loss in the same quarter last year.

Trade groups representing ocean carriers and lessors that provide chassis to drayage carriers have asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to streamline the intermodal interchange process and cut down on paperwork for truckers.

U.S. truck tonnage jumped 7.5% in March from a year ago, the fourth straight year-over-year increase, American Trucking Associations said.

Vitran Corp. said late Tuesday it lost $900,000, or 6 cents a share, in the first quarter, narrowing its loss of $2.4 million, or 17 cents, in the same period last year.

P.A.M. Transportation Services said it lost $315,000 in the first quarter, compared with a  $3.3 million loss a year ago.

Old Dominion Freight Line said Wednesday its first-quarter profit rose to $7.7 million, or 21 cents per share, from $4 million, or 11 cents, a year ago.

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported that its first-quarter profit rose 45% from a year ago.

Canadian freight railroad Canadian Pacific's first-quarter net income jumped 74% to C$99.8 million, or 59 cents per share, from C$57.3 million, or 36 cents, a year earlier.

Kansas City Southern said it earned $32.6 million, 34 cents a share, in its first quarter, compared with a loss of $8.1 million, or 9 cents, the previous year.

Cummins Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit jumped to $149 million, or 75 cents a share, from $7 million, or 4 cents, a year ago.

UPS Inc. Tuesday formally issued its first-quarter earnings statement, matching the increase it first released earlier this month, and said its sales rose 7.2%.

Ford Motor Co. Tuesday posted a $2.1 billion first-quarter profit and said it would be profitable this year, the Associated Press reported.

Consumer confidence grew this month to its highest level since September 2008, the New York-based Conference Board reported.

Canadian National Railway Co. said its first-quarter net income rose 21% to C$511 million, or C$1.08 per share, from C$424 million or 90 cents per share, a year earlier.