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Volvo AB said it is focusing more on building components with Nissan Diesel Motor Co., in which it owns a 13% stake, than entire trucks, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

N-Viro International Corp. said Tuesday it has formed a private-fleet subsidiary to transport lime and other byproducts.

Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services raised its driver pay scales for truckers holding commercial driver’s licenses as of Monday, the National Transportation Institute said.

Tank carrier Quality Distribution said late Monday that it will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow it to sell up to six million shares of its stock.

Paccar Inc. said Tuesday it would undertake a 3-for-2 stock split Aug. 10, for shareholders of record as of July 27.

Retail diesel fuel prices will average $2.86 per gallon — 45 cents higher than last year, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.8% in May, the Commerce Department said Monday.

Norman Mineta, who left the Department of Transportation as secretary last week, will join public relations firm Hill & Knowlton in Washington, D.C., as vice chairman, effective July 24, the firm said Monday.

Gasoline prices jumped 10.7 cents in the past two weeks, reaching $3 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

Manufacturers of heavy-duty diesel engine oils said they have introduced — or plan to soon introduce — reformulated lubricants designed to meet the requirements of 2007 truck engines. And like just about everything else associated with meeting the government’s tightened emission standards, the new oils will cost more.