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Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. said late Wednesday that net earnings for its second quarter ended March 31 were $1.5 million or 51 cents, compared with $6.9 million or $2.34 a year earlier.

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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Wednesday on a motion by CSX Transportation seeking to overturn a District of Columbia law restricting rail hazardous materials shipments in the capital.

Eastern freight railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. reported Tuesday it earned $194 million or 47 cents a share, a 23% rise from last year’s $158 million or 40 cents.

CNF Inc. said Tuesday that its Board of Directors elected Douglas Stotlar the company’s new chief executive officer.

Transportation and logistics services company Segmentz Inc. said Tuesday that its chief executive officer and chief operating officer had resigned and that it added a new board member.

After falling a week earlier, the average price of U.S. retail diesel fuel bounced back up, rising 3 cents to $2.289 a gallon, the third-highest price on record, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

Truck maker Paccar Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose 50% to a record $274 million or $1.56 a share, compared with $182.2 million or $1.03 a year ago.

Truckload carrier Transport Corp. of America Inc. reported Tuesday its first-quarter earnings were $94,000 or 1 cent a share, compared with $71,000 or 1 cent the year before.