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With its fresh-for-2019 redesigned Transit Connect compact van, depending on how you configure it, Ford has edged into the top slot for fuel economy among gasoline-engine vehicles in the segment. That’s courtesy of the 2.0L engine Ford is now offerin

Amware Fulfillment said it has acquired the fulfillment services unit of Iron Mountain Inc., a move that gives Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Amware a total of 15 fulfillment centers in the United States plus new capabilities for creating and distributing pr…

Fuse5 Automotive Software, which provides business management solutions for the automotive aftermarket, announced it has secured a partnership with software development firm Launch Deck.

Natso, the national association representing the travel plaza and truck stop industry, and its newly launched Alternative Fuels Council initiated a renewable identification numbers management service Oct. 1.

Residents of Florida’s Panhandle frantically filled sandbags, boarded up homes and secured boats Oct. 8 as they anxiously awaited Hurricane Michael, which forecasters warned could smash into the state’s Gulf Coast as a dangerous major hurricane within days.

Pac-Van Inc. added more than 2,200 portable storage containers, storage trailers and office containers to its rental inventory with the purchase of assets from Instant Storage in Bakersfield, Calif., and Miami.

New Jersey-based Marlin Business Services Corp. said it acquired Fleet Financing Resources, a specialty lender focused on financing transportation equipment based in Riverside, Calif.

RK Logistics Group, a supply chain services firm based in California’s Silicon Valley region, has added freight brokerage to its service offerings. The company is setting up a new division to operate as an independent agent of Mode Transportation, a Dallas-based multimodal brokerage firm recently spun off from Hub Group.

The owners of two long-established trucking companies specializing in food-grade transportation services — Cliff Viessman Inc. in Gary, S.D., and Johnsrud Transport Inc. in Des Moines, Iowa — have agreed to merge their businesses.

XPO Logistics said it plans to deploy 5,000 robots to work with humans in the company’s warehouses and distribution centers in North America, the United Kingdom and eight countries in Europe.