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.

Efforts to create a motor carrier-based pool to provide intermodal chassis are continuing, though American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference said it has not yet decided how to accomplish that goal.

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

Third-party logistics provider Wheels Group Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire freight broker and forwarder MSM Group of Cos. for $18.8 million in cash and stock.

Jones Motor Group has formed a new division in its logistics company that will act independently to expand multimodal and brokerage operations.

Orders for new trailers rose a slight 0.2% in July from a year earlier to 13,339, ACT Research reported.