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As freight markets rebound, the winning carrier will be the one that outsells its peer group in the growth and retention of profitable business — a goal best achieved by improving the company’s sales process.

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s third-quarter profit jumped to $96.1 million, or 44 cents a share, from $57.8 million, or 27 cents, a year ago, a per-share gain of 63%.

Only about 20% of the 9 billion pounds of air cargo that comes to the United States from overseas each year is physically checked for bombs, USA Today reported Tuesday.

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. late Tuesday reported a third-quarter loss of $1.9 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with a loss of $66.4 million, or $2.23, a year ago.

A group of private investors and developers has submitted a proposal to the Virginia Department of Transportation to expand and operate the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and the section of Interstate 64 that runs between Hampton and Virginia Beach.

Truck tolls will rise on six of the seven major bridges and tunnels operated within New York City by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, beginning Dec. 30.

Construction spending rose 0.5% in September, the Commerce Department said Monday.

U.S. manufacturing activity improved in October, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

Consumer personal spending increased 0.2% in September as incomes fell slightly, the Commerce Department said Monday.