C.H. Robinson Worldwide said Monday it has formed a new ChemSolutions division to provide logistics services to chemical manufacturing and distribution customers.

With federal funding of transportation research facing political and budgetary pressures, many schools and research institutions are turning to industry to support research ranging from alternative fuels to electronic networks that connect vehicles and roadway infrastructure in ways that could lead to fewer and less severe crashes, according to industry experts and academic sources.

Third-party logistics company Radiant Logistics’ fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose from a year ago.

Logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. announced it has agreed to acquire Polish freight forwarder Apreo Logistics S.A. No terms were disclosed.

Private holding company Rising Sun Systems said Thursday it has acquired freight broker Network FOB, Naples, Fla., which operates a network of independent freight agents across the U.S. and Canada. Terms were not disclosed.

A new report has raised questions about whether a Department of Defense contract to outsource freight shipments has produced huge savings claimed by Menlo Worldwide Logistics, in large part because of DOD’s failure to scrutinize the program closely.

Trucking and logistics management provider Descartes Systems Group’s second-quarter net income fell from a year ago.

Ceva Logistics, Houston, said it has cut four days off some delivery times by routing inbound less-than-container load shipments to its container freight station in Elk Grove, Ill.

XPO Logistics is on course to reach $500 million in annual revenue by year-end, buoyed by the recent purchase of Kelron Logistics, which will add more than $100 million annually to sales, said Bradley Jacobs, XPO’s chief executive officer.

Getloaded, an online logistics freight matching company has integrated its software with popular management software companies McLeod and Infinity Software.