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A federal judge in Indiana has denied environmentalists' request that he block truck shipments of nerve agent waste from Newport Chemical Deport in the Western portion of the state to an incinerator in Texas, the Associated Press reported.

Freight railroad CSX Transportation said it has entered into an agreement with the state of Kentucky under which state law enforcement officials will be able to track the location of CSX trains and monitor the contents of the carrier’s railcars.

General Motors Corp. on Tuesday closed the sale of its Allison Transmission commercial and military business to buyout firms Carlyle Group and Onex Corp., Bloomberg News reported.

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s second-quarter profit rose 16% to $65.5 million or 30 cents a share, from $56.3 million or 25 cents a year ago.

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s second-quarter profit rose 16% to $65.5 million or 30 cents a share, from $56.3 million or 25 cents a year ago.

About 425 drivers and dock workers at USF Reddaway, a unit of less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide, have ratified a new labor contract with the Teamsters, the union said Tuesday.

It’s unfortunate that the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted to vacate portions of the newest hours-of-service rule put forth by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Second-quarter U.S. worker productivity rose 1.8%, the Labor Department said Tuesday.