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Second-quarter U.S. worker productivity rose 1.8%, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Fleet management services firm Telargo Inc. said Monday it will provide telematics systems for vehicle leasing company LeasePlan USA, Alpharetta, Georgia.

Hub International Transportation Insurance Services has acquired two San Antonio-based insurance brokers that provide coverage to the trucking industry, the company said Monday.

Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. said Monday its net income rose to $17.6 million or 28 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $21 million or 34 cents a share a year ago.

Just weeks after Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson said he would delay ruling on California’s nearly 2-year-old request for approval to limit vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases until the end of the year, a Senate committee passed a bill directing him to decide by October.

Penske Logistics has been selected as the lead logistics provider for Bombardier Transportation’s European operations, the company said Monday.

The economy’s service sector growth rate experienced its largest decline in nearly two years in July, falling to 55.8 in from 60.7 in June, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Income Fund said Thursday it will purchase Century II Holdings, the parent company of Toronto-based ICS Courier.

Freight volumes fell in June from year-ago levels for the 11th time in 12 months, American Trucking Associations reported last week, even though second-quarter U.S. economic activity rebounded nicely over the disappointing first quarter.