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U.S. factory orders were unchanged in August, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Canadian transportation firm Trimac Income Fund on Tuesday acquired cement hauler Jeffbrett Group.

The United States Department of Agriculture said a rule concerning the length of time carriers are allowed to transport livestock by rail car without providing the animals with food and rest also applies trucks, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported Saturday.

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Income Fund on Tuesday sold the hazardous waste and industrial cleaning operations of Services Matrec, its waste management subsidiary, to Newalta Income Fund for C$31.8 million.

Target Logistics on Tuesday acquired Capitaland Express, a freight forwarder serving the upstate New York area.

United Steelworkers will terminate an extension of its labor contract with tire manufacturer Goodyear, effective Thursday.

Crude oil futures fell to a seven-month low on Tuesday, plunging more than $2 to settle below $59 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.

Chris Patterson, chief executive officer of Freightliner, said falling U.S. demand for heavy-duty trucks will likely prompt the truck maker to slash jobs, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

Diesel fuel’s average national price fell 4.9 cents to $2.546 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear a case concerning a New Jersey regulation that sought to relegate truck traffic to major highways, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.