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Initial jobless claims rose by 8,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Patriot Transportation Holding’s fiscal third-quarter net income rose to $2.68 million, or 28 cents per share, from $2.38 million, or 25 cents, a year ago.

Navistar International Corp. said Thursday it will begin offering 15-liter Cummins engines in some of its International brand trucks and will incorporate Cummins’ urea-based aftertreatment into its MaxxForce engines.

The California Air Resource Board will be conducting increased heavy duty diesel truck inspections throughout August at scales, truck stops and fleet facilities.

Caterpillar Inc. said Wednesday it has completed the $750 million sale of the majority stake in its third-party logistics business to Platinum Equity.

The Intermodal Association of North America has filed a legal brief supporting American Trucking Associations’ suit challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service rule.

Georgia voters in nine of 12 state regions rejected a 1% sales tax to pay for transportation projects, the Associated Press reported.

U.S. manufacturing activity improved slightly in July but showed contraction for a second straight month, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

Meritor Inc.’s fiscal third-quarter operating profit improved, the truck and auto components maker said Wednesday.

Wabash National Corp.’s second-quarter income slipped from a year ago on acquisition costs, but the company’s trailer sales rose.