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Eastern freight rail line CSX Corp. late Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $328 million or 71 cents a share, compared with $164 million or 36 cents in the previous year.

he Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has added congestion relief to its continued emphasis on truck safety in a listing of the agency’s priorities for the next five years and said that industry competition may affect safety.

New housing starts rose 5.9% in September, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

U.S. consumer prices in September posted their biggest decline since November, falling 0.5% after a 0.2% gain in August, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

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Crude Oil futures dipped below $57 a barrel at the close of trading on the New York Mercantile exchange Wednesday, driven down by larger-than-expected U.S. reserves, Bloomberg reported.

Truckload carrier Heartland Express on Wednesday reported its third-quarter net income rose to $23 million or 23 cents a share, up from $17.5 million or 18 cents a year ago.

Diesel fuel’s average national price fell 0.3 cent to $2.503 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

FedEx Corp. pilots approved on Tuesday a new four-year contract, Bloomberg reported.

Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said late Monday its third-quarter net income rose to $24.6 million or 31 cents a share, up from $24.5 million or 30 cents a year earlier.