Transplace said it has promoted George Abernathy to the post of president of Transplace Logistics, its third-party logistics, truck brokerage and consulting units.

Consumer confidence fell in August to its lowest mark since April 2009, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

C2Logix Inc. and CD SRVS said they are combining their products to offer a single offering for route optimization and fleet communication.

Bidding to broaden its market reach, less-than-truckload hauler Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire Prime Logistics Corp., a food logistics firm that operates as Prime Distribution Services Inc., for about $97.5 million.

Consumer confidence dropped in August to its lowest level since November 2008, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

TMSi Logistics, Portsmouth, N.H., said it has acquired Reno, Nev.-based Griffin Global Logistics Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

Pitney Bowes said it has made some enhancements to its SendSuite Live logistics software.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems said it will purchase Prime Logistics Corp., a third-party logistics firm, for $97.5 million.

TransCore has announced the opening of its CarrierWatch Insurance Monitoring Center, designed to help freight brokers, third-party logistics companies and shippers add new carriers and monitor the ones they already use.