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FedEx Custom Critical Wednesday introduced introduces a new service that provides users with additional delivery options and cost savings for expedited freight shipments.

U.S. consumer confidence rose this month following a three-month low in February, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Universal Truckload Services late Monday said it had promoted Mark Limback president of unit Universal Am-Can Ltd.

The Furia Organization, which owns a third-party logistics firm, said late Monday it had signed a letter of intent to buy truckload carrier Little Trucking.

An Ohio firm won a $1 million state grant to help develop fuel cells as a clean power source for the trucking industry, the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper reported Tuesday.

An Illinois state representative has introduced a bill that would require postings on roads to show clearly which are truck routes, the Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat newspaper reported.

Bankrupt parts-maker Delphi Corp. has offered United Auto Workers members $50,000 each in exchange for a 35% pay cut, Bloomberg reported.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — International, Kenworth, Peterbilt and Volvo unveiled new aerodynamically designed trucks at the Mid-America Trucking Show here, and Freightliner said its 2007 heavy-duty trucks would cost $7,000 to $10,000 more than comparable 2006 models.

The Federal Reserve voted unanimously Tuesday to raise the benchmark U.S. interest rate a quarter-point to 4.75%.

American Trucking Associations said Tuesday that its for-hire truck tonnage index dropped 2.5% in February, the first monthly decline since August.