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XPO Logistics reported a third-quarter loss of $3.1 million or 22 cents per share, compared with net income of $190,000 and a loss of $5.38, a year ago.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has set up an “interstate petroleum transport team” to ensure the fastest and most efficient movement of fuel to regions hard hit by Hurricane Sandy.

A group of local governments in southern Virginia announced they have hired an attorney to help them fight the state’s proposal to put a toll on the section of Interstate 95 that runs through the area.

EcoDual LLC, manufacturer of diesel-to-natural gas conversion systems for heavy-duty trucks, said it has received authorization from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin installing its systems on the Cummins ISM 11-liter engine.

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said that 49 fueling stations in seven states affected by Hurricane Sandy are operational and providing compressed natural gas for fleets.

Several East Coast refineries were struggling to resume full operations following Hurricane Sandy, as gasoline and diesel supplies in the New York and New Jersey region ran low and filling stations attempted to come back online in the two states, news services reported.

An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector declined in October, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

FedEx Freight said it has begun testing two tractors powered by liquefied natural gas.

Gasoline fell almost 21 cents in the past two weeks to $3.55 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg survey of filling stations released Sunday, while oil held near a four-month low in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.