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US 1 Industries Inc. reported its second-quarter net income declined to $316,931 or 3 cents a share, compared with $516,075 or 4 cents a year earlier.

Diesel fuel’s average national price rose 1 cent to $3.065, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

Wal-Mart Stores on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit slipped 26% to $2.08 billion or 50 cents a share, down from $2.81 billion or 67 cents a year earlier.

Patriot Transportation Holding reported late Monday net income of $1.8 million or 59 cents a share for its fiscal third quarter ended June 30, a 13.8% decrease from $2.1 million or 70 cents in the same quarter a year ago.

Government scientists said annual emissions of nitrogen oxide and fine particulate matter from diesel Locomotives will be twice as high as initially predicted, the Washington Post reported Monday.

For-hire carriers are increasing purchases of electronic data recorders to better manage safety, driver retention and scheduling issues, and also because they expect a federal requirement, providers of the units said.

Canadian trucking officials said federal and provincial governments should not mandate biodiesel fuel until they prove the soy-based fuel blends will not harm 2007 engines.

Gasoline prices rose 1.06 cents in the past two weeks to $3.03 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

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Con-way Freight has partnered with APL Logistics to offer less-than-container delivery service from China to the United States, the company said Monday in a statement.