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The U.S. economy has continued to grow in recent weeks, supported by gains in manufacturing, housing and services such including trucking, the Federal Reserve said July 27 in its regional survey.

Patriot Transportation Holding said late Tuesday that its third fiscal quarter earnings for the period ended June 30 were $2.1 million or 69 cents a share, compared with $10.9 million or $3.68 a year earlier.

Logistics provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide said late Tuesday its net income for the second quarter increased almost 53% to $49.3 million or 57 cents a share, up from $32.3 million or 37 cents a year earlier.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. verall for-hire trucking freight volumes fell 0.2% in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.

Eastern freight railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. reported Wednesday that it earned a record $424 million or $1.04 a share in the second quarter, compared with $213 million or 54 cents a year earlier.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. astern freight railroad CSX Corp. reported Wednesday that its second-quarter income rose to $165 million or 73 cents a share, from $119 million or 53 cents a year earlier.

The average retail price of diesel fuel fell for a second straight week, dropping 5 cents to $2.342 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

Truckload carrier Transport Corp. of America said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings fell to $514,000 or 8 cents a share, down from $795,000 or 12 cents a year earlier.

The Conference Board said Tuesday its index of U.S. consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in July to a 103.2 reading, from June’s 106.2, as gasoline prices surged to a record.