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The number of workers filing initial unemployment claims rose by 15,000 last week to 294,000 and total jobless claims fell to a five-year low, the Labor Department said Thursday.

MIAMI — Truck-rail intermodal, which many industry analysts have cited as a good way to move freight during the current capacity crunch, is struggling to achieve timely service levels, according to several intermodal customers and service providers.

TAMPA, Fla. — A task force established by the Technology & Maintenance Council to recommend practices for the use of electronic onboard recorders said it will wait until after the government proposes a rule before issuing those guidelines.

UPS Inc. said it is adding about 1,500 part-time workers in Louisville, Ky., with the employees going to departments at its air hub at Louisville International Airport, the Associated Press reported.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises said late Tuesday it completed the acquisition of Arnold Transportation Services and Total Transportation of Mississippi.

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The Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday its index of U.S. manufacturing growth rose in February, following three months of declines.

Construction spending rose 0.2% in January, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Annette Sandberg, the departing head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, paid trucking some very nice compliments during a recent interview in which she summarized her three-year tenure.

Truckload carrier Transport Corp. of America’s shareholders voted Tuesday to approve the company’s acquisition by a private firm in a cash-for-stock deal.