Before adding one, two — or several hundred — trailers, a fleet manager needs to determine what equipment’s right for the application and to do it by knowing what’s out there, what’s right for an operation, and the most basic choice of all, whether to buy new or used.

Perdue Partners said it has acquired Atlanta-based logistics company Benton Express Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell 1.2% for the week ended Saturday from the same week last year, due in part to the eight-day strike at the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Arnold Transportation Services said that truckload and logistics firm LinkAmerica Corp. will merge with Arnold at the beginning of the year.

UTi Worldwide said Thursday its third-quarter net income fell to $10.5 million, or 10 cents a share, from $28.5 million, or 28 cents, a year earlier.

Transplace said it has acquired Canadian logistics company Torus Freight Systems. Terms were not disclosed.

Orders for new freight trailers jumped 29.1% in October from the same month in 2011, the highest monthly total since January, as the end-of-year rush appeared to arrive early, ACT Research reported. Sales totaled 23,597.

Consumer confidence rose to a four-year high in November, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

APL Logistics said it has acquired U.S. Customs brokerage firm Carmichael International Service. No terms were disclosed.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The truck-rail intermodal market, on pace for a record year, has a realistic chance to grow even faster in the near future with truckers as the driving force, several industry officials and observers said.