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The U.S. economy’s service sector continued to contract in March, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.

Rail and intermodal traffic both fell last week compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

Less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight will take over the final leg of express shipments from Europe under a new partnership with Dutch transportation and logistics firm TNT.

Manufacturing in the U.S. improved in March but showed contraction for a 14th straight month, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

Daimler AG plans to cut its labor costs by 2 billion euros, or about $2.7 billion, by trimming hours and wages for 73,000 non-production workers in Germany and by delaying a pay increase, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region showed contraction in March for a sixth straight month, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said.

New York Gov. David Paterson (D) ruled out tolling 13 free bridges over the East and Harlem rivers in New York City as a funding source for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the New York Post reported.

Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 27.2%, the biggest percentage decline on record, to $47.5 billion in January from a year ago, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Despite the drop in attendance and the number of exhibitors at the Mid-America Trucking Show, the aisles of the Kentucky Exposition Center’s three main halls — containing the products of nearly 1,000 vendors — included an astounding array of new products and updated equipment.

Delphi Corp. has agreed to its global suspension and brake business to Chinese firm BeijingWest Industries Co., Bloomberg reported Tuesday.