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Second-quarter U.S. worker productivity rose 2.2%, the Labor Department said Friday.

Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services said it lost $1.3 million, or 14 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with net income of $2.2 million, or 21 cents, a year earlier.

Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said Wednesday it lost $712,000, or 8 cents a share, in its fiscal third quarter, compared with a loss of $1.6 million, or 21 cents, a year ago.

Oil prices rose to $120 a barrel in early trading Wednesday, a day after falling more than $2 to below that level, Bloomberg reported.

WASHINGTON — On the heels of a report criticizing the federal government’s efforts to ensure that truck drivers are medically qualified, the House transportation committee’s chairman blasted the top truck safety agency for not living up to its mission and for dragging its feet on the health issue.

The Transportation Security Administration said Monday it is suspending Verified Identity Pass — the company that operates Registered Traveler programs under the brand name Clear, due to a security breach.

In an injury crash, a drug and alcohol test is required only if the driver receives a citation and the injury is treated immediately, away from the scene of the accident.

The consolidation trend in the truck transportation industry has been in progress for several years but, over the past five years, has accelerated rapidly.

The American Transportation Research Institute said Tuesday it has launched a survey to gauge the trucking industry’s concerns over the most pressing issues facing trucking.

The U.S. economy’s service sector contracted in July for a second straight month, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.