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The Transportation Department’s transportation services index for May rose 1.1% from its April level and the freight index also rose, DOT said Friday.

Air cargo shipments jumped 9.9% in May compared with the same month last year, the Air Transport Association said Thursday.

The U.S. economy’s service sector growth declined in June, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.

Con-way Inc. has paid $9.2 million to settle a suit by former pilots and crew members who worked for the company’s airfreight unit until it was shut down five years ago, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

Ryder System has entered into an alliance with Teletrac and Cingular Wireless to launch RydeSmart, an onboard telematics technology designed to improve vehicle uptime, driver efficiency, highway safety and cargo security.

Insurance broker Hub International Ltd. has acquired Montreal-based AssurConseil, an insurance broker with trucking expertise, Hub said late Wednesday.

First-time unemployment claims fell by 2,000 to 313,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Forward Air Inc. said late Wednesday it has begun a three-year partnership with DHL Global Forwarding, under which Forward Air will be the primary provider of DHL Global Forwarding’s expedited ground transportation services.

The Department of Transportation has proposed to withdraw antitrust immunity from tariff-coordination meetings held by the International Air Transport Association that discuss and set passenger fares and cargo rates for U.S.-Europe and U.S.-Australia flights.