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Truckload carrier Landstar System will increase fourth-quarter revenue in the “mid-single-digit range,” Chief Executive Officer Henry Gerkens said in a conference call with investors, Bloomberg reported.

The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index dipped slightly in November from October, ISM said Monday.

A winter storm blamed for at least 11 deaths in the Midwest wreaked havoc on Northeast roads Monday with a mix of rain, sleet and snow, the Associated Press reported.

Truck tonnage hauled in October declined 1.5% compared with the same month in 2006 — the 14th decline in 16 months — American Trucking Associations said.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it sent its revised hours-of-service rule to the White House for review last week and Administrator John Hill said he expected to announce details shortly.

U.S. automakers say congressional legislation to boost U.S. fuel-economy standards 40% should halt efforts by states to restrict emissions, Bloomberg reported Monday.

Ryder System said Friday it will combine its U.S. and International Supply Chain Solutions business units to form a single integrated organization to serve SCS customers globally.

Rail and intermodal traffic declined for the week ended Saturday from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.