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Initial jobless claims rose 7,000 to 316,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution, Tampa, Fla., said its second-quarter net income sank to $2.2 million or 12 cents a share, compared with $5.5 million or 28 cents a year ago.

The National Association of Manufacturers said it had formed a group of

Freight railroad CSX Transportation said it has entered into an agreement with the state of Kentucky under which state law enforcement officials will be able to track the location of CSX trains and monitor the contents of the carrier’s railcars.

A federal judge in Indiana has denied environmentalists' request that he block truck shipments of nerve agent waste from Newport Chemical Deport in the Western portion of the state to an incinerator in Texas, the Associated Press reported.

The Washington Department of Transportation said it is preparing to close a 1.1 mile stretch of Interstate 5, a major highway leading to downtown Seattle, for a 19 day repair project.

It’s unfortunate that the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted to vacate portions of the newest hours-of-service rule put forth by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Air cargo company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings said Wednesday it earned $43.2 million or $2.01 a share in the second quarter, up from $10.7 million or 51 cents a year ago.

Bankrupt auto parts supplier Delphi Corp., Troy, Mich., said its net loss in the second-quarter narrowed to $821 million or $1.46 a share, from $2.3 billion or $4.05 a share in 2006.