Intermodal container volume rose 2.4% to 3.8 million units in the second quarter from a year ago, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

Expeditors International of Washington said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 10% from a year ago on increased airfreight services revenue.

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has introduced legislation that would extend until 2020 a federal statutory deadline that freight railroads install collision-avoidance technology.

Penske Logistics said it won a contract to manage Kroger’s 600,000 square foot refrigerated food distribution center in West Shelbyville, Ind.

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.