XPO Logistics’ second-quarter loss widened from a year ago, but revenue more than tripled.

Consumer confidence declined in July, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said Monday its second-quarter net income declined, and that it has reached an agreement to acquire an oil field carrier.

Fleets ordered 15,386 new trailers in June from U.S. manufacturers, an 8.6% increase from a year ago and the second monthly gain in the past three, ACT Research reported.

Universal Truckload Services’ second-quarter operating income rose from a year ago.

Echo Global Logistics said its second-quarter profit rose from a year ago, and its revenue improved.

Consumer confidence rose this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Transport Canada announced emergency railway safety rules in the wake of a deadly freight train crash in Quebec earlier this month.