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Private equity firm American Industrial Partners said it has purchased trailer manufacturer Heil Trailer International from Dover Corp. Terms were not disclosed.

MIQ Logistics on Thursday announced the opening of a new logistics center in Tannersville, Pa., its eighth new facility in the past year.

Livingston International has expanded its customs brokerage and freight forwarding operations by purchasing Hipage Co., which is based in Norfolk, Va.

Schneider National said it will open a new training center for drivers in its intermodal unit as the carrier pursues expansion of truck/rail business by hiring 160 drivers.

Trucking executives said the industry could see some benefits of the recently announced U.S.-Canadian trade agreement as early as this year.

Customers ordered 28,393 new trailers in November, a 29.5% increase from the same month a year earlier and the largest monthly total since March 2006, ACT Research Co. said.

Trucking executive Thomas Nightingale is now president of sales and marketing for ModusLink Global Solutions, a publicly traded logistics and marketing firm specializing in the consumer goods and technology industries.

XPO Logistics said it has appointed Dominick Muzi to be president of Concert Group Logistics, the Buchanan. Mich., company’s freight forwarding subsidiary.

U.S. intermodal traffic increased 6% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.