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Janine Valle, vice president of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association, died Aug. 21 at the age of 61.

The national average price of retail diesel declined for the fourth consecutive week, dipping 2.5 cents a gallon to $3.81, the Department of Energy reported.

Consumer confidence dropped in August to its lowest level since November 2008, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

TMSi Logistics, Portsmouth, N.H., said it has acquired Reno, Nev.-based Griffin Global Logistics Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

Pitney Bowes said it has made some enhancements to its SendSuite Live logistics software.

Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will support a temporary extension of the nation’s transportation spending plan when Congress returns to Washington next month, an aide said.

UPS announced it will purchase 100 all-electric delivery vehicles to replace older generation diesel trucks in the company's fleet.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday announced more than $8 million in federal grants aimed at improving commercial truck and bus safety in Pennsylvania.

Initial jobless claims increased by 5,000 last week to 417,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.