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Truck and engine maker Paccar Inc.’s board of directors has declared an extra cash dividend of 70 cents per share.

Truck component makers Eaton Corp. and Dana Holding Corp. said Tuesday they will end the marketing relationship between the two companies by the middle of 2012.

Vermont roads and bridges washed out by Hurricane Irene in August have been repaired quickly since then, the New York Times reported Tuesday.

Federal regulators have accepted a petition from several trade organizations who have complained that fluctuating federal hazardous materials safety permit requirements are causing some safe motor carriers to loose their eligibility and even cease operations.

The federal government will replace thousands of Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards that were improperly encoded and do not work with card readers, the Transportation Safety Administration said.

The North Carolina State Senate has killed a proposal to cap the state’s 35-cent tax on gasoline and diesel, which is about to rise sharply, by voting to end its session.

An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector declined in November but showed overall continued expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

Factory orders decreased 0.4% in October, the Commerce Department said Monday.