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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.

Air cargo company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings said Wednesday it earned $43.2 million or $2.01 a share in the second quarter, up from $10.7 million or 51 cents a year ago.

Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International on Wednesday said its second-quarter net income fell 13.8% to $12.5 million or 34 cents a share, from $14.5 million or 38 cents a year ago.

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

Hub International Transportation Insurance Services has acquired two San Antonio-based insurance brokers that provide coverage to the trucking industry, the company said Monday.

FedEx Corp. will open 300 new FedEx Kinkos stores in the United States by the end of its 2008 fiscal year, the company said Monday.

Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. said Monday its net income rose to $17.6 million or 28 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $21 million or 34 cents a share a year ago.

Just weeks after Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson said he would delay ruling on California’s nearly 2-year-old request for approval to limit vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases until the end of the year, a Senate committee passed a bill directing him to decide by October.