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FedEx Corp. has launched a new direct express delivery service from its Memphis, Tenn. hub to Manchester, England.

Berkshire Hathaway boosted its stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the second-largest U.S. freight railroad, to 15%, Bloomberg reported.

American Trucking Associations said it is taking this week to extend a national “pat on the back” to the 3.4 million U.S. professional truck drivers.

U.S. consumer confidence in August fell by the most since the period immediately following Hurricane Katrina, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Trucks built before 1994 would have to meet 2007 nitrogen oxide emission limits, according to a draft proposal released Aug. 17 by the California Air Resources Board.

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — PeopleNet unveiled an enhanced in-cab driver display product, which the company said would be available commercially at the end of the year.

Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said it will begin using TripPak Express, an online document-scanning system provided by Dallas-based information technology firm ACS for drivers’ daily paperwork.

Existing homes sales fell in July for a fifth straight month, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

The North Texas Tollway Authority said Aug. 15 it would convert all its toll roads to all-electronic toll collection, eliminating cash payment options entirely.