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ATLANTA — Intermodal transportation is brimming with opportunities, suffering from routing limitations or possibly a mixture of both, industry officials said here.

Hino Trucks has signed a multi-year contract that makes Allison Transmission the exclusive supplier of transmissions for all Hino conventional trucks in the United States.

WASHINGTON — A proposed hours-of-service rule that would cut truck drivers’ hours would be very costly and exacerbate a shortage of truck drivers, while putting more trucks on the road, a panel of trucking and logistics executives told a House panel Wednesday.

Economic activity rose at a “slow to moderate pace” in October and November while freight volumes were mixed, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Patriot Transportation Holding’s fiscal fourth-quarter net income slipped to $1.8 million, or 19 cents a share, from $2 million, or 21 cents, a year ago.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said it was chosen to be the principal supplier of wide-based truck tires for Con-way Truckload.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area rose in November, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Wednesday.

U.S. workers’ productivity increased in the third quarter and labor costs declined, the Labor Department said Wednesday, raising an earlier productivity estimate.

Oil rose to more than $100 a barrel in early trading Wednesday, marking a fourth straight day of increases, Bloomberg reported.