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Trucking components maker ArvinMeritor Inc. reported its first profit in five quarters Tuesday, saying it earned $20 million, or 28 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $94 million, or $1.34, last year.

Chicago will receive more than $153 million in federal funds under a new congestion initiative, the U.S. Department of Transportation said.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose 30% to $455 million, or $1.30 a share, from $349 million, or 96 cents, a year earlier.

Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. reported a first-quarter loss was $6.4 million, or 21 cents a share, compared with a profit of $1 million, or 3 cents, a year ago.

Consumer confidence fell to a five-year low this month, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Oil companies BP and Royal Dutch Shell, Europe’s two biggest oil producers, posted combined first-quarter profits of almost $17 billion, while a key OPEC official said oil could reach $200 a barrel, news services reported Tuesday.

Beiqi Foton Motor Co., China’s biggest maker of commercial vehicles, reported a jump in its first-quarter profit, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

FleetPride Inc., an independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, said Monday it has finalized its acquisition of Keller Truck Parts.

Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services will put trailer-tracking units made by SkyBitz on its North American trailer fleet, the two said Monday.