Intermodal freight continued to surge during August, topping pre-recession levels and reaching the highest point this year, driven by a combination of domestic and international growth, experts said.

The Port of Los Angeles said it would delay enforcement of a ban on independent drayage operators despite a federal judge’s ruling upholding the legality of that ban as part of the port’s controversial clean-trucks plan.

Norfolk Southern Corp. said it completed a reconfigured rail junction in Northern Virginia, part of its “Crescent Corridor” aimed at boosting East Coast freight rail speeds.

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics has named Scott McWilliams executive chairman of its board of directors and Bert Irigoyen chief executive officer, the company said in a statement.

Intermodal rail traffic rose to its highest level of the year last week, the Association of American Railroads said.

Echo Global Logistics said its second-quarter profit grew to $1.9 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with $692,000, or 3 cents, a year ago.

Federal legislation that would ban the use of double-decker trailers to transport horses has drawn the ire of trucking and other interest groups because they say there has not been adequate debate.