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A winter storm heading eastward across Tennessee into the Carolinas Friday is causing havoc on roads due to ice and snow, news services reported.

U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 2.9% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.

Logistics, intermodal and brokerage firm Hub Group’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $10 million, or 26 cents a share, from $14.2 million, or 38 cents, a year ago.

The decline in surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico slowed in November from a year ago compared with October figures, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.

Old Dominion Freight Line’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $9.7 million, or 26 cents per share, from $11 million, or 30 cents, a year ago.

Truckload carrier USA Truck reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.5 million, or 24 cents per share, compared with net income of $599,000, or 6 cents, a year ago.

Arkansas Best Corp. said Thursday it lost $88.7 million, or $3.54 per share, in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $11 million, or 44 cents, a year earlier.

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it posted its first profit in four year, earning $2.7 billion and ending three straight annual losses.

Durable goods orders increased in December, the Commerce Department said Thursday.