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.

DHL said it is taking the first step toward establishing a delivery fleet in New York City that is powered entirely by alternative fuels, in a move that it said will reduce emissions by at least 50%.

Technology and logistics company Transplace, Frisco, Texas, said it acquired SCO Logistics, a Philadelphia-based third-party logistics company, for an undisclosed sum.

Third-party logistics provider Radiant Logistics, Bellevue, Wash., said it agreed to acquire DBA Distribution Services, a Somerset, N.J. air-freight forwarder, for $12 million in cash and debt.

Phil Gaines was appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of YRC Inc., the national less-than-truckload operating subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, the company said.

Logistics and intermodal firm Hub Group has purchased freight broker Exel Transportation Services for about $83 million, it said Monday.

Building on a surge of replacement demand that began last year, trailer manufacturers received orders for 21,990 new units in February — a 105% year-over-year increase.