Echo Global Logistics said its second-quarter profit grew to $1.9 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with $692,000, or 3 cents, a year ago.

Trucking and supply chain firm NFI Industries said Tuesday it has acquired IPD, a global transportation and logistics company based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Two third-party logistics firms announced that they have hired new chief financial officers.

WASHINGTON — Carriers will have difficulty expanding capacity cut last year after manufacturers and retailers slashed spending for transportation services, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals said last week.

Logistics firm US 1 Industries Monday reported a first-quarter profit of $100,000, compared with a $1 million loss a year ago.

Echo Global Logistics said its first-quarter profit jumped to $1.2 million, or 6 cents per share, compared with a loss of $200,000, or 2 cents, a year ago.

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s first-quarter profit rose to $61.3 million, or 29 cents a share, from $59.3 million, or 28 cents, a year ago.

If transportation publications carried “Where are they now?” stories, last-mile delivery might be one of the first functions profiled.