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Prices paid to U.S. producers fell 0.2% in October for the first time in five months, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Canadian carrier Contrans Group’s third-quarter profit rose, in part on acquisitions, the company said.

The Department of Energy is releasing 100,000 barrels of diesel fuel to the state of Connecticut as part of the ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy.

GE Energy Financial Services said Tuesday it is providing $200 million to Clean Energy Corp. for two liquefied natural gas plants.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems said it has acquired South Dakota-based truckload carrier A&A Express for about $24 million.

Trimble Navigation Ltd., the parent company of PeopleNet Communications Corp. and TMW Systems Inc., said its third-quarter profit nearly doubled from last year.

The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory launched an online tool for fleet managers to evaluate the benefits of using alternative fuels.

Wireless technology and service provider Qualcomm Inc. reported a higher profit for both its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year.

This is in reference to a story headlined “Design Transportation Offers Higher Driver Pay, Bonuses,” which appeared in the Oct. 22 issue on p. 11.

This column is an update of one I wrote for this publication a half-dozen years ago under the headline “Trucking Is Overtaxed” (2-6-06, p. 9). As the only slightly altered headline above says, taxes still cost the trucking industry far too much.