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Transportation firm CNF Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $66 million or $1.18 a share, compared with a net loss in the same quarter last year of $216.2 million or $3.90 a year earlier.

Old Dominion Freight Line said Friday that its third-quarter profit jumped to a record $15.9 million or 64 cents a share, from $12.2 million or 50 cents a year earlier.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. efrigerated truckload carrier Marten Transport said late Thursday it earned $6.4 million or 44 cents a share in the third quarter, up 33% from $4.8 million or 33 cents a year earlier.

Heavy equipment and diesel-engine maker Caterpillar Inc. said Friday that its third-quarter profit jumped 34% but downgraded its full-year 2005 earnings outlook.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. merican Trucking Associations said Friday that its board of directors has revised ATA’s alternative fuels policy to advocate the use of biodiesel fuel in blends up to 5% as part of the national diesel fuel standard.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. atrick Quinn, co-chairman and president of truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises, was named American Trucking Associations’ new chairman, ATA said Thursday.

Overall rail freight traffic fell for the week ended Oct. 15 but intermodal levels reached a record, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he index of U.S. leading economic indicators fell in September for a third straight month on aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina and continued high fuel costs, the Conference Board reported Thursday.

Hurricane Wilma weakened slightly Thursday to a Category 4 hurricane from a Category 5 and forecasters continued to project the storm would turn east toward the southwest coast of Florida — and away from Gulf Coast oil rigs — by the late weekend or early next week, news services reported.