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I recently had the opportunity to make an informal survey on in-cab distractions. I have been restoring an old Willys Utility Wagon, and I wanted to see if I could find a couple of leather bucket seats for it. I went to a local junkyard, and they told me to walk around and look in the vehicles and see if I could find a pair that I liked.

The U.S. economy’s service sector grew in March at the fastest pace since May 2006, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

Evans Distribution Systems, a third-party logistics operator, is adding new facilities in Lenexa, Kan., Houston and Memphis, Tenn.

Two operating companies of Con-way Inc. announced significant deals in late March. Logistics provider Menlo Worldwide has deepened its work for truck maker Navistar Inc., and less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight has added a service for TNT N.V.’s U.S.-European shipping.

The Obama administration announced last week it intended to allow more drilling for oil off the U.S. coastline, but several industry and business groups said the proposal did not go far enough.

Logistics provider AutoInfo Inc. said it earned $1.4 million, or 4 cents per share, in 2009, compared with $2.2 million, or 7 cents, the previous year.

Bob Costello, chief economist of American Trucking Associations, was one of 10 people appointed to a new board that will advise the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics on data and research issues.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Companies offering selective catalytic reduction technology for 2010 engines displayed a variety of hardware for dispensing diesel exhaust fluid.

The U.S. House re-passed its version of Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization legislation on March 25, which included a provision that would allow employees of FedEx Corp.’s Express unit to organize more easily.