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Diesel fuel's average national price jumped 7.5 cents a gallon Monday to $3.055, the Department of Energy reported.

Penske Logistics said Monday that home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. has selected the company as its lead logistics provider.

Cass Information Systems, a St. Louis company that provides invoice payment and information services to the transportation industry, said Monday it acquired the parcel auditing services of NTransit Inc.

Worker productivity rose at a 1.1% annual rate in the second quarter following a 4.3% jump in the first quarter, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

The U.S. Transportation Department’s transportation services index fell 0.4% in June from May and the freight index also declined, DOT said Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve Tuesday halted its rise of the benchmark U.S. interest rate at 5.25%, the first time it has not raised the rate following 17 straight quarter-point increases dating back to June 2004.

Transportation and logistics firm EGL Inc. reported second-quarter net income of $14.8 million or 36 cents a share, a 17% increase from $12.7 million or 25 cents from the same quarter last year.

Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution late Monday reported second-quarter net income of $5.5 million or 28 cents a share, up from $2.7 million or 14 cents a year ago.

Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said it would postpone its second-quarter earnings release originally scheduled for Tuesday, due to the need to finalize its financial statements.

A diesel-fuel shortage in Colorado has prompted some trucking companies to advise drivers to avoid the state or refuel before they get to Colorado, the Associated Press reported Monday.