Roadrunner Transportation Systems said it has acquired Phoenix-based truckload carrier Direct Connection Transportation for about $1.3 million.
Roadrunner Transportation Systems said it has acquired Phoenix-based truckload carrier Direct Connection Transportation for about $1.3 million.
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area expanded for a second month, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Friday.
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 10.2% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson will step down after four years with the agency, Bloomberg reported.
The International Longshoremen’s Association and East and Gulf coast port operators have agreed to attend a meeting before the current contract expires on Dec. 29, according to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Consumer confidence declined in December, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
New home sales rose 4.4% in November to a two-year high, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Diesel continued to decline, falling 2.2 cents to $3.923 a gallon from $3.954, its ninth drop in the past 10 weeks, while gasoline increased by 0.3 cent to 3.257, the Department of Energy said.
Sales of Class 8 used trucks and orders for new trailers fell in November from the previous month, according to ACT Research.
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted last week to raise tolls for trucks and cars on its six bridges and two tunnels, effective March 1.