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Deutsche Post AG, parent of DHL Americas, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit fell as the company spent more on acquisitions and to win back U.S. express business, Bloomberg reported.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and Great Britain reached an agreement to explore ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean-burning fuels, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

The average length of haul dropped at many of the nation’s largest publicly traded carriers during the second quarter, because of a shortage of operators and revised federal hours-of-service regulations, the companies said.

It seems like every day or so another state, county or city passes a law prohibiting trucks from idling longer than a few minutes.

Crude oil prices closed near $76 a barrel Wednesday on concerns that Tropical Storm Chris may become this year’s first Atlantic hurricane by Thursday and reach Gulf of Mexico oil platforms later this week, Bloomberg reported.

Rail line Kansas City Southern reported Wednesday it earned $19.2 million or 24 cents a share, compared with a loss of $27.3 million or 33 cents a year earlier.

The Ohio Turnpike Commission has authorized public hearings on rate hikes for most vehicles, including trucks, that use the 241-mile toll road, the Associated Press reported.

Crude oil prices pushed to more than $75 a barrel Tuesday as a third named tropical storm formed and a strong heat wave moved across the United States, Bloomberg reported.

General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. each said Tuesday their July vehicle sales fell sharply from last year, with the biggest declines in trucks and sport utility vehicles, the Associated Press reported.