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Starting in 2010, fleets buying new trucks will have to decide between two very different engine systems, and manufacturers already are warning that selecting the competing platform will leave the owner with an inferior product.

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to a 17-year high in January, rising to 7.6% from 7.2% in December, the Labor Department said Friday.

Supply chain technology firm Intermec Inc.’s fourth-quarter net income dropped to $9.1 million, or 15 cents a share, from $16.5 million, or 27 cents, a year ago.

Descartes Systems Group said Thursday it acquired the logistics business of privately held Oceanwide Inc., in an all-cash transaction of about C$10.4 million ($8.4 million).

Food-services provider and private fleet operator Sysco Corp. said its fiscal second-quarter operating income fell to $422 million, or 40 cents a share, from $449 million, or 43 cents, a year ago.

Your newspaper this week shows just how difficult things are for carriers these days, as freight rates and volumes continue to nose dive while shippers push for lower fuel surcharges and better deals.

Intermodal firm Hub Group Inc.’s fourth-quarter net income fell 20% to $14.2 million, or 38 cents a share, from $18 million, or 47 cents, a year ago.

The U.S. Postal Service lost $384 million its first quarter, it said Wednesday.