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Investor AB, the second-largest shareholder in Swedish truck maker Scania, on Tuesday announced it increased its stake in the company to about 20% of Scania’s rights.

DALLAS — As trucking leaders, government officials and industry suppliers assembled for American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition, many were not aware of Mac McCormick’s death on Oct. 26 until they arrived here.

The International Energy Agency said in its World Energy Outlook 2006 report that the amount of transportation energy demand met with biofuels could rise to 7% by 2030, Bloomberg reported Tuesday..

UPS announced Tuesday it will now offer three delivery time options for customers shipping packages internationally.

Diesel prices will rise starting this month for seven straight months into next year before falling back again, the Department of Energy said Tuesday, though it lowered its average price projection for 2007 by 3 cents to $2.63 a gallon.

Netherlands-based transportation company TNT NV said Saturday it had completed sale of its logistics business to U.S. private equity fund Apollo Management for 1.48 billion euros, or about $1.9 billion.

Former Swift Transportation Co. chief executive officer Jerry Moyes has made a $29 per-share offer to buy the truckload carrier, Bloomberg reported Monday.

Schneider National’s safety director said he was “99% certain” the firm would convert its entire 12,000-truck fleet to automatic transmissions beginning in 2007, part of a growing trend among carriers of all sizes.

Intermodal provider Celtic International said Monday it has launched a new express division to offer expedited services and less-than-truckload shipping in North America.

Air cargo shipments rose 3.8% in September compared with a year earlier, the Air Transport Association said Monday.