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This story appears in the July 16 print edition of Transport Topics.

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Intermodal shipments that surged late in the second quarter have pushed 2012 truck/rail freight volume ahead of the record pace set in 2006, the Association of American Railroads reported.

TOOELE, Utah — As soon as Daimler Trucks offers its North American customers a new part or system, the corporation’s remanufacturing unit, Detroit Reman, is already figuring out how to get used versions of them as soon as possible, so the division can remanufacture them and sell them on the aftermarket.

Second-quarter trucking earnings are expected to show that higher freight rates and lower fuel prices helped most publicly traded fleets notch better results than a year ago, analysts said.

Investor Wood Creek Capital Management, along with Bowman Sales and Equipment Inc. and Milestone Trailer Leasing, last week bought 27,000 U.S.-based trailers from GE Capital, continuing the transformation of the highway leasing market.

The freight transportation industry will grow “significantly” in the next decade, and trucking will increase its share of the market, American Trucking Associations said in a report released last week.

Less-than-truckload fleet Saia Inc. announced it has acquired Robart Transportation Inc. and subsidiary, RL Services Group LLC, which offer freight brokerage and logistics services.

Ryder System said it will boost its quarterly dividend by 2 cents to 31 cents per share.

The price of goods imported to the United States fell 2.7% last month, the biggest drop since December 2008, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial jobless claims dropped last week to the lowest level in four years, the Labor Department said Thursday