Echo Global Logistics said it acquired Plum Logistics LLC, a refrigerated truckload carrier and transportation brokerage company based in Wakefield, Mass. Terms were not disclosed.

When shippers search for the right carrier to transport their goods, price is often just one of their considerations, according to industry experts and trucking executives.

The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference, dissatisfied with developments in the freight chassis business, is considering establishment of a trucker-based pool that would be the first of its kind, the conference’s executive director said.

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 4.3% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

Canadian Pacific Railway resumed operations Friday morning after a week-long strike, Reuters reported.

Radiant Logistics Inc. has opened a new location in Charlotte, N.C., for its Distribution by Air network.

Canadian bulk trucking company Trimac Transportation said it will acquire Ontario-based specialized bulk carrier Liquid Cargo Lines.

Consumer confidence fell to a four-month low in May, the New York-based Conference Board said.

FedEx Corp. said it has signed an agreement to acquire Brazilian transportation and logistics company Rapidão Cometa Logística e Transportes S.A. to boost its Latin American business.