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Freight tonnage ended 2010 on a high note, as American Trucking Associations reported its seasonally adjusted cargo index climbed 4.2% in December to its highest level since early in the recession.

U.S. retail fuel prices rose for the eighth consecutive week as frigid temperatures on the East Coast and in Europe boosted demand,  analysts said.

Oshkosh Corp. said Friday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell on lower sales volumes.

Logistics and intermodal firm Hub Group’s fourth-quarter profit jumped 25.7% to $12.5 million, or 34 cents a share, from $10 million, or 26 cents, a year earlier.

Consumer confidence slipped in January from a six-month high in December, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

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Covenant Transportation Group reported a fourth-quarter profit of  $700,000, or 5 cents per share, compared with a loss of $2.7 million, or 19 cents, a year earlier.

Truck and auto components maker Eaton Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit jumped 30% on stronger performance by its truck unit.