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U.S. retail sales fell 0.2% in October, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

The Transportation Intermediaries Association and the National Industrial Transportation League have created a new model broker-shipper contract for parties entering a rail intermodal freight transportation agreement.

Truckload carrier National Freight acquired Hunsaker Truck Lease, a Dallas truck rental and logistics company.

Auto parts maker ArvinMeritor Inc. said late Tuesday it lost $261 million, or $3.76 a share in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss of $19 million or 27 cents in the previous fourth quarter.

Crude oil futures fell for a third day on the New York Mercantile exchange, closing below $59 a barrel, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

Canadian firm Contrans Income Fund said Tuesday it earned $7.9 million or 28 cents a unit, compared with $6.8 million or 24 cents a year earlier.

A plan to abolish tolls on the Massachusetts turnpike west of Route 128 could add $1 billion to the state’s existing $16 billion transportation funding shortfall, the Boston Globe reported Tuesday, citing a new study.

Canadian transportation firm Trimac Income Fund said it earned C$5.9 million or 14.6 cents per unit in the second quarter, compared with C$4.1 million or 9.1 cents a year earlier.

everal signs of the long-expected drop in truck production are beginning to appear, as a new report on Class 8 orders showed a significant year-over-year decline and another engine maker announced layoffs.

DALLAS — Higher fuel costs and increasing traffic are driving interest in onboard navigation systems that help drivers find the most efficient and safest routes possible, according to vendor representatives.