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Shareholders of CNF Inc. have approved a corporate name change to Con-way Inc., the company said Tuesday.

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel continued to soar, jumping 11.1 cents to $2.765 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.

Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said late Monday its first-quarter net income improved 11% to $22 million or 27 cents a share, from $19.9 million or 25 cents a year earlier.

Railroads are at odds with some customers over fuel surcharges that have been rising faster than diesel price increases, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

President Bush Tuesday nominated U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman to be the new White House budget director, the Associated Press reported.

U.S. new housing starts fell 7.8% in March to the lowest level in a year, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Truckload carrier Heartland Express said Monday that its first-quarter profit rose to $19.7 million or 27 cents a share, from $15.1 million or 20 cents in the previous first quarter.

The producer price index rose 0.5% in March, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Grocery chain Supervalu Inc.’s net income dropped more than 93% for its fourth quarter ended Feb. 25 to $6 million or 4 cents a share, from $92.9 million, or 65 cents a year earlier.

Rush Enterprises, the nation’s largest dealer of Peterbilt trucks, said late Tuesday its first-quarter net income jumped to $11.6 million or 46 cents a share, from $7.7 million or 31 cents a year earlier.