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American Trucking Associations has told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that it supports the proposed ban on hand-held phone use by commercial vehicle drivers.

Canadian trucking firm TransForce Inc. has completed its acquisition of logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc., Dynamex said Wednesday.

Existing home sales rose 2.7% in January to the highest level in eight months, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has introduced a bill that would require the Department of Transportation to study and establish a maximum number of hours that drivers may be detained at loading docks without being compensated.

Logistics firm US 1 Industries has accepted a buyout offer from a company owned by two of its top executives.

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s fourth-quarter profit jumped 40% to $96.5 million, or 45 cents a share, from $69.1 million, or 32 cents, a year earlier.

Consumer confidence hit its highest level in three years in February, the New York-based Conference Board reported Tuesday.

UPS Inc. has purchased 48 heavy trucks powered by liquefied natural gas and will deploy them this year, it said Tuesday.

YRC Worldwide’s less-than-truckload units have introduced new mobile applications that will allow customers to check on their shipments and obtain other information through their mobile telephones.