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Greatwide Logistics Services said it has signed a contract with NewPage Corp., the nation’s largest maker of coated paper, for dedicated shipments in Wisconsin.

Carrier earnings for the second quarter started off on a positive note last week, with truckload carrier Landstar System Inc. reporting a 37% increase in net income and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announcing a 52% rise in profit.

Two computer systems that support new federal chassis safety rules began working together last week, eliminating one of the stumbling blocks in the implementation process.

Express-1 Expedited Solutions has named Dan Para chief executive officer of Concert Group Logistics.

Daimler AG said Friday it expects to announce a second-quarter profit of 2.1 billion euros ($2.71 billion), due in part to improved results in its truck business.

Signs of an economic turnaround have buoyed hopes for a recovery in trucking, although many fleet executives said they remain cautious about adding freight hauling capacity until rates rise enough to cover expected fuel, equipment and regulatory compliance expenses.

Retail sales of heavy-duty trucks in the United States climbed for a sixth straight month, rising 11.1% in June from year-ago levels, and are now up by 13.3% for the year to date, according to WardsAuto.com.

The newly remodeled service center on Interstate 95 in Delaware has reopened with 50 truck parking spaces equipped with new electrification hook-up stations for auxiliary power units and Internet access.

Mexico will gradually reopen a toll highway linking Monterrey, Mexico, to Laredo, Texas, to large commercial trucks only and exempt them from paying tolls, Bloomberg reported.

Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region fell this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.