UPS Inc. and pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co. said they have broadened their existing distribution and logistics agreement to include aspects of Merck’s global supply chain.

Consumer confidence fell in June to a seven-month low, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has approved two stretches of state highway for use by wider truck trailers.

Nick Weber, chairman of Weber Logistics, announced Wednesday that the Santa Fe Springs, Calif., third-party logistics firm has named Harry Drajpuch its president and CEO, effective immediately.

WASHINGTON — There are signs the U.S. economy is stalling and could undermine a tenuous recovery for freight haulers, according to the author of a report on logistics costs by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.

An investor announced plans this week to take control of Express-1 Expedited Solutions, in order to expand the brokerage and forwarding business.

Descartes Systems Group, a supplier of logistics technology, has acquired Telargo Inc. for about C$9.6 million in cash.