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Oshkosh Corp. said Tuesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit slipped from a year ago as sales of military and emergency vehicles sales slowed.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said its third-quarter net income and sales rose to records.

Frozen Food Express Industries said its third-quarter loss increased from a year ago.

Vitran Corp. on Monday reported a third-quarter loss, compared with a profit a year ago.

Component maker Dana Holding Corp. said its third-quarter income more than doubled on higher sales, and the company boosted its full-year earnings outlook.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said its third-quarter earnings fell to $17 million, or 27 cents a share, from $45 million, or 71 cents, a year ago.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area declined in October, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Monday.

Oil slipped in early trading Monday after its biggest monthly gain in two years, falling to near $92 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.

P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a third-quarter loss of $1.7 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with a loss of $500,000, or 5 cents, a year ago.

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