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The U.S. economy’s service sector improved in February, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

Most truck makers said they will make important announcements of new products this year at the Mid-America Trucking Show, including Peterbilt Motors Co.’s introduction of a new model.

Truck tonnage rose 3.6% in January, extending a string of year-over-year growth into a fourth year and buoying optimism that steady improvement in the consumer and manufacturing sectors will continue to lift the freight industry.

Canadian bulk hauler Trimac Transportation reported little change in quarterly and annual profits, even though revenue improved for both the fourth quarter and the year.

The U.S. economy rose at a 3% annual rate in the fourth quarter, up from a previously estimated 2.8%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

TransForce Inc.’s fourth-quarter net income rose to C$41.7 million, or 41 cents a share, from C$34.8 million, or 36 cents, a year earlier, the Montreal-based trucking and logistics company said Wednesday.

The U.S. economy expanded at a “modest to moderate pace” in January and early February as factories boosted production, while transportation service showed mixed results, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 11.6% in December from a year ago, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

Consumer confidence climbed this month to the highest level in a year, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.