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A judge in North Carolina recently ruled in favor of a trucking company that sued the state for what it said were excessive fines assessed for minor weight limit permit violations.

If there ever was a segment of the transportation industry that needed an overhaul, it’s trucking.

Saia Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter net income fell 62% from a year ago to $2 million, or 15 cents a share, from $5.2 million, or 35 cents, a year ago.

Transportation and logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s fourth-quarter profit rose to $85.3 million, or 49 cents a share, from $71.8 million, or 41 cents, a year ago.

The Teamsters union has voluntarily canceled an organizing election scheduled for Friday at the FedEx °®¶¹´«Ã½ Delivery facility in Worcester, Mass., the company said.

Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, last week criticized the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for suggesting a design flaw was a key factor in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

Refrigerated truckload carrier Marten Transport’s fourth-quarter net income fell to $3 million, or 14 cents a share, from $5.2 million, or 24 cents a year ago.

Trucking components maker ArvinMeritor Inc. Tuesday reported a $12 million, or 17 cents a share for its fiscal first quarter, compared with a profit of $7 million, or 10 cents a share, in the previous first quarter.

Con-way Inc. said late Monday its fourth-quarter net income fell to $34.5 million, or 73 cents a share, from $82.4 million, or $1.66 per share, a year earlier.