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Construction spending rose 0.8% in October, the third straight monthly increase, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Initial jobless claims increased by 6,000 last week to 402,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Third-party logistics provider Radiant Logistics will acquire Isla International, a company that specializes in shipments between the United States and Mexico, for $15 million.

General Electric Co. opened a new logistics center in Olive Branch, Miss., to distribute replacement wind turbine parts and solar technology components to customers in North and South America.

ATLANTA — Intermodal transportation is brimming with opportunities, suffering from routing limitations or possibly a mixture of both, industry officials said here.

Hino Trucks has signed a multi-year contract that makes Allison Transmission the exclusive supplier of transmissions for all Hino conventional trucks in the United States.

WASHINGTON — A proposed hours-of-service rule that would cut truck drivers’ hours would be very costly and exacerbate a shortage of truck drivers, while putting more trucks on the road, a panel of trucking and logistics executives told a House panel Wednesday.

Economic activity rose at a “slow to moderate pace” in October and November while freight volumes were mixed, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Patriot Transportation Holding’s fiscal fourth-quarter net income slipped to $1.8 million, or 19 cents a share, from $2 million, or 21 cents, a year ago.