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Logistics, intermodal and brokerage firm Hub Group’s first-quarter profit grew to $8.7 million, or 23 cents a share, from $6.2 million, or 17 cents, a year ago.

UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. have begun getting flights through their major European hubs, following the slowdown in air traffic this week due to the volcano in Iceland, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported a first-quarter profit of $84 million, or 50 cents a share, down slightly from $85.4 million, or 50 cents a share, a year ago.

The Department of Transportation said $48.8 billion is now available to state transportation departments for federal projects through the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act.

Refrigerated truckload carrier Marten Transport’s first-quarter profit fell slightly, though trucking and logistics revenue improved due in part to higher fuel surcharges.

The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to mark up a bill Wednesday that would impose stiffer regulations on the speculative trading of commodities, but would exempt trades from legitimate commercial hedgers like trucking companies.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has scheduled its annual Roadcheck event for June 8-10, a week later than previously announced.

Backers of a proposed new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, are pressing Michigan state legislators to act on measures that could move the project into the design and construction phase as early as this year.