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Rise in Business Equipment Orders Signals Steady Investment
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An increase in U.S. orders for business equipment last month and the biggest gain since February in such sales indicate improving demand at the start of the third quarter, Commerce Department data showed Aug. 25.
Food Standards, Emission Regulations Affect Load Flexibility for Refrigerated Fleets
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The nationwide growth in demand for fresher foods has contributed to a boom in the refrigerated transportation sector. But tighter food-handling standards and emission regulations are limiting the load flexibility and utilization options that carriers may have had in the past, and at a steeper cost, too.
FedEx Breaks Ground on New Mexico Distribution Center
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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and the region’s economic development leaders joined with company officials for a ribbon-cutting Aug. 23 at the 215,000-square-foot distribution center in Santa Teresa’s West Park.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
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