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Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported Friday that it earned $57.8 million or 39 cents a share, up from $39.8 million or 25 cents a year ago.

U.S. retail sales fell 0.4% in September, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

The price of goods imported to the United States fell 2.1% in September, the first decline in six months, the Labor Department said Friday.

Rail carriers Burlington Northern Sante Fe and CSX Corp. are planning to create a new rail corridor that will connect California and the Southeastern states, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

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President Bush signed on Friday new legislation to increase security at U.S. ports, the Associated Press reported.

Germany’s MAN AG purchased 14.3% of rival Swedish truck maker Scania’s voting rights at a cost of $1.76 billion in a bid to gain leverage in its ongoing effort to create an alliance between itself, Scania and Volkswagen AG, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board approved on Thursday a study to ease traffic on Interstate 81 by transferring more freight to rails, the Associated Press reported.

First-time U.S. jobless claims rose 4,000 to 308,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The U.S. trade deficit rose to a record $69.9 billion in August on soaring imports that widened the shortfall with China to an all-time high, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.