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Dynamex Inc. said Monday that James Aitken, president of Dynamex Canada, died Sunday from complications following heart surgery.

FleetCor Technologies, which operates an international network of fuel-card programs, said it has acquired Corporate Lodging Consultants from Nautic Partners of Providence, R.I., to broaden its service offerings.

Cadec Global, which offers fleet management services, said it has received an additional $4 million in funding from Thule Investments that will be applied to support further growth.

The The Information Technology & Logistics Council, citing economic conditions, postponed until midsummer its annual conference, originally scheduled for March 22-25.

Conga lines of idle trucks waiting to clear U.S. customs are daily a fact for trade traffic at America’s major border-crossing points, north and south.

Most Transport Topics readers have experienced the current downturn firsthand — dwindling freight demand, fluctuating fuel prices, clean-engine mandates and downward-spiraling leading indicators.

President Obama Monday said the federal government’s stimulus plan was on track to help shore up the nation’s infrastructure, Bloomberg reported.

YRC Worldwide is in discussions with the Teamsters union to potentially allow the company to provide some of its real estate as collateral to back its pension obligations, Bloomberg reported Monday.

President Obama will nominate John Porcari, Maryland Transportation Secretary as deputy secretary of the Department of Transportation, the No. 2 DOT job, the White House said.