FedEx Corp. said it has named Mike Moss as president of FedEx National LTL, the parcel carrier’s long-haul less-than-truckload unit.

Trucking groups hailed the decision by the National Conference on Weights and Measures not to proceed with proposals to regulate the temperature of retail fuel at the pump.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee advanced the nominations of several other key administration officials to the full Senate on July 21, including the nomination of Deborah Hersman to lead the National Transportation Safety Board.

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its second-quarter net income fell to C$18 million, or 21 cents a share, from C$19.3 million, or 22 cents, a year ago.

Existing homes sales rose for the third straight month in June, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.

Union Pacific Corp.’s second-quarter profit fell 12% to $468 million, or 92 cents per share, from $531 million, or $1.02, a year ago.

Third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide said that it had acquired London-based Walker Logistics Overseas, an international freight forwarder.

Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported a second-quarter profit of $92 million, or 54 cents a share, up slightly from $90 million, or 52 cents a share, a year ago.

Canadian National Railway said late Monday its second-quarter net income fell 16% to C$387 million, or 82 cents a share, from C$459 million, or 95 cents, a year ago.