Kansas City Southern said its fourth-quarter profit fell 27% to $36.4 million, or 40 cents a share, from $49.9 million, or 56 cents, a year ago.

Carrier Logistics Inc., a software provider focused on less-than-truckload carriers and logistics companies, said that it rolled out a Web-based, pay-as-you-go version of its FACTS freight management software.

Vitran Logistics has opened a distribution center in Ontario, Calif., in order to serve Sam’s Club, the company said.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region contracted in January for a fourth straight month, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Wednesday.

Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide said its fourth-quarter profit rose to $88.9 million, or 52 cents a share, from $85.3 million, or 49 cents, a year ago.

Canada’s two major freight railroads reported lower fourth-quarter earnings on lower freight demand.

Existing homes sales increased 6.5% in November, while the median price of a home fell 15% from the same month last year, the biggest drop on record, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.