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Menlo Worldwide Logistics said that it has opened an export logistics center in Joliet, Ill., to serve heavy duty equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.

The Phoenix Group said that its logistics business is expanding with a multi-year contract with a Mexican grocery chain and the hiring of 15 new employees.

Towne Air Freight said it has acquired Texas Land and Air to establish a presence in that state and widen its service offerings.

Prices paid to U.S. producers fell 0.9% in July, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Patriot Transportation Holding lost $402,000 in its fiscal third quarter and the company said it sold flatbed carrier unit Sunbelt Transport.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted at the slowest pace in more than a year, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.

National Tank Truck Carriers Monday launched its new Web site, featuring updated information for its members and the public.

UPS Inc. said that it will collaborate with Chinese wholesale marketplace DHgate in a deal that will allow DHgate to use UPS’s online shipping tools.

Though it’s true that many transportation companies are cutting back on expenses during this sluggish economy, carefully calculated investments in information technology can bring both immediate payback and long-term success.