LOUISVILLE, Ky. — China International Marine Containers introduced the first trailer it is marketing in the United States under its own name, a refrigerated unit it said contains a proprietary insulation system that will eliminate the 3% to 7% in condensation weight that typical reefers build up in a year.

The Canadian Trucking Alliance told a government panel Monday it supports an amendment to the country’s Customs Act that would take some responsibility for shipments entering Canada from carriers and put it on other parties in the supply chain.

Rising oil prices and growing distillate demand pushed the U.S. national diesel average 7.3 cents higher to $2.09 last week, the first increase in more than two months, the Department of Energy reported.

A House bill would freeze the truck size and weight limits of 53 feet for trailers and 80,000 pounds for the entire national highway system.

Dependable Highway Express, the regional trucking division of Dependable Logistics Services, said Wednesday it had acquired drayage firm J & M Trucking.

DSC Logistics has launched a program called FLEXSPACE 2009, a short-term storage space option intended to give shippers flexibility as their supply chain needs change, the company said Tuesday.

Logistics provider AutoInfo Inc. said it earned $2.2 million, or 7 cents per share, in 2008, compared with a profit of $1.6 million, or 5 cents, the previous year.

Existing homes sales rose 5.1% in February, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.