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The latest DAT North American Freight Index report of spot market freight volume showed increases in August from the previous month.

Jacobson Cos., a Des Moines, Iowa-based logistics company, received approval for a $250,000 loan from the Iowa Economic Development Authority to move its headquarters to a western Des Moines suburb, the Associated Press reported.

The word “green” today means far more than the color of money. It refers to a set of practices and positions that embrace efforts to reduce mankind’s impact on the earth’s environment.

TMW Systems Inc. said its TMWSuite transportation-management software now can work with software systems produced by XRS Corp. and MacroPoint.

FedEx Corp. last week reported that fiscal first-quarter net income for the period ended Aug. 31 rose 6.5% to $489 million, or $1.54 per share, as results improved in each of the company’s business segments.

Carriers, shippers, associations and other trucking-related organizations last week honored the millions of drivers who move goods as part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

Class 8 truck sales declined 7.3% in August, the 12th consecutive year-over-year downturn, but were about flat from the previous month’s total, WardsAuto.com reported.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week scrapped the driving training standards rule it first proposed in 2007 and also announced that it would initiate a formal rulemaking process on sleep apnea testing and treatment.

DETROIT — Daimler Trucks North America announced a pair of significant expansions in its telematics offerings here, unveiling the first factory-installed computer tablet for its trucks and a new communications package to seamlessly provide services over that tablet.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — An executive with Omnitracs Inc. said the planned $800 million sale of the company by Qualcomm Inc. to Vista Equity Partners appears on track to be completed by Nov. 1.