North American Trailer said it has acquired Fontana, Calif.-based Quality Fleet Repair, effective Sunday. Terms were not disclosed.

Universal Truckload Services’ first-quarter income rose from a year ago as load volumes improved.

Consumer confidence rose in April from a 16-month low, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Norfolk Southern Corp.’s first-quarter profit rose from the same quarter last year on higher freight levels, the Eastern freight railroad said late Wednesday.

Forward Air Corp.’s first-quarter net income rose to $7.9 million, or 27 cents a share, from $3.4 million, or 12 cents, a year ago.

Logistics firm Hub Group’s first-quarter income improved on higher intermodal activity.

Third-party logistics provider England Logistics said Tuesday it has purchased McLeod Software’s Freight Management Solutions application.

Hub Group Inc. on April 4 said it purchased Exel Transportation Services, another third-party freight provider, for $83 million to expand its business offerings.