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A survey sponsored by UPS Inc. shows that small business owners are optimistic about the financial future, despite harsh economic times, the company said Wednesday.

Cummins Inc. unit Cummins Emission Solutions said it will partner with a technology company for 2010 engine controls and that it will close a Wisconsin plant.

Components maker Eaton Corp. said it plans to cut 5,200 jobs worldwide following its 3,400 job cuts last year, due to lower demand, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

President Barack Obama made a passing mention of roads in his inaugural address Tuesday.

A top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said last week that the agency has “absolutely no intention” of granting the request by truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. for a two-year delay in implementing 2010 federal diesel emission standards for new heavy trucks.

U.S. heavy-duty truck sales hit their lowest level in 16 years during 2008, falling for the second straight year, even though they made a modest recovery after hitting bottom in May.

The information systems that support intermodal trucking companies are much like the business of intermodalism itself: complex, multi-headed and increasingly important to motor carriers.

The average price of U.S. retail diesel fuel rose last week for the first time in more than three months, inching up 2.3 cents a gallon to $2.314, the Department of Energy reported.