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Logistics provider the Phoenix Group landed a construction logistics contract with the Mexican division of H.E.B. Grocery Co. of Houston that will more than double the size of its construction management division, Phoenix said.

Most carriers were ill-prepared to manage in the current recession, and much has been written lately about “post-recession operation,” a term that strikes me as limiting and defensive — particularly in the case of less-than-truckload carriers.

U.S. manufacturing showed expansion in August for the first time in more than a year and half, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.

U.S. construction spending slipped 0.2% in July, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

The heavy-duty aftermarket industry, which had passed through the previous two recessions relatively unscathed, has been hit hard this time, with one analyst saying revenue will be down 8% to 10% this year compared to 2008, which itself suffered a 4% drop from 2007.

West Virginia-made Hino trucks soon will become part of the state Division of Highways’ road maintenance fleet, the Associated Press reported.

Daimler Trucks North America said Monday it will participate in at least seven programs totally about $33 million under a U.S. Department of Energy grant for alternative technology vehicles.