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Tank and bulk carrier Patriot Transportation Holding said Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter net income rose to $1.4 million, or 45 cents a share, from $626,000, or 20 cents, a year ago.

UPS Inc. announced plans Tuesday to boost its global post-sales service options by expanding a field stocking location network in India and enhancing its Asia logistics customer support center in the Philippines.

The U.S. economy’s service sector rate of contraction slowed last month, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.

Minnesota has implemented its requirement mandating that all diesel sold in the state contain at least 5% biodiesel, the Associated Press reported.

OXON HILL, Md. — Truck dealers and their fleet customers who feel forced to concern themselves with government environmental regulations should consider embracing the subject, as “green” issues carry increasing weight with the shipping business community and conservation can lead to better profitability, said panelists at a dealer workshop here.

Construction spending rose in March for the first time in six months, the Commerce Department said Monday.

Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said Monday it lost $443,000, or 5 cents per share, in its fiscal second quarter, compared with a loss of $1.3 million, or 17 cents, a year ago.

The Environmental Protection Agency is close to proposing standards for ethanol use, but officials face a question on whether or not ethanol’s indirect effects on the environment should be considered in the rule-making process, the Associated Press reported Sunday.