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U.S. Oil will build five of its GAIN Clean Fuel compressed natural gas stations for Canadian carrier Canadian American Transportation Inc.

MIAMI — Daimler Trucks North America demonstrated its new proprietary safety technologies here Nov. 14 as it continues to advance its vertical integration strategy.

JBS Carriers said it plans to begin a new retention-bonus program in January to reward its drivers and reduce turnover.

Trucking technology supplier Omnitracs has renamed its predictive analytics business and promoted Dean Croke to vice president to lead the unit.

About 2% of truck drivers who use electronic logging devices have experienced a carrier interaction that they considered to be harassment and that they associated with the HOS-logging capabilities of the ELD, according to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration driver survey released Nov. 13.

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 2.2% in the week ended Nov. 8 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Business inventories rose 0.3% in September, and sales were flat, the Commerce Department reported Nov. 14.

United Parcel Service Inc. sees the boom in online retailing as an opportunity, not a threat, as the delivery company devises new tactics to make e-commerce more profitable, Chief Executive Officer David Abney said.

The price of imported goods posted its biggest drop in more than two years, the U.S. Labor Department reported Nov. 14.

American consumers ate out and shopped for clothes in October, enjoying a windfall from cheaper gasoline and prompting a rebound in retail sales heading into the holiday-shopping season.