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Acting Transportation Secretary Maria Cino announced Monday $685 million in emergency funds to repair damaged roads in 31 states.

Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System said Monday it has implemented a regional transportation network to facilitate next-day and second-day delivery in the eastern United States.

Heavy-duty components maker ArvinMeritor said Monday its fiscal third-quarter profit fell to $20 million or 29 cents a share, from $46 million or 66 cents a year earlier.

Netherlands-based logistics firm TNT NV’s second-quarter earnings before interest and tax rose 10.7% to 342 million euros, Reuters reported Monday.

A shortage of ultra-low-sulfur kerosene is expected to drive up the price of fuel for truckers in cold climates this winter, fuel refiners and fleet officials said.

The National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago’s manufacturing index expanded in July, the group said Monday.

American Trucking Associations’ Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference said last week that it has formed a Renewable Fuels Task Force to examine issues associated with renewable fuels and their importance to the commercial agricultural trucking industry.

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Specialty truck maker Oshkosh Truck Corp. said late Friday it signed an agreement to buy Iowa Mold Tooling Co. for $131 million.

We doubt that anyone expected the national conversion to ultra-low-sulfur diesel as the primary motor fuel for the trucking industry would be completely smooth. But we also doubt that most folks thought the switchover would fulfill that old and often-quoted curse: May you live in interesting times.