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An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector rose in February, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.

Love’s Travel Stops said it is adding fast-fill compressed natural gas fueling stations for heavy-duty trucks to eight of its travel stops in Texas.

ABF Freight System and the Teamsters union both reported progress on their labor talks held last week in advance of the March 31 conclusion of their existing contract, and the company said talks could continue beyond the end of the current labor pact.

Rand McNally Inc. said Tuesday it has integrated its fleet-management hardware with McLeod Software’s document-management system, allowing for real-time alerts.

Vitran Corp. said it completed the sale of its supply chain business to Legacy Supply Chain, Portsmouth, N.H., for $97 million.

Canadian logistics company JDI Logistics and New Hampshire-based WTG Logistics said they would begin a partnership, allowing both increased access to the other side of the border.

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) proposed changing the state’s fuel-tax structure by lowering the retail tax on gasoline but boosting the wholesale tax, which would in effect raise the tax on end users, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Transport Topics’ Arlington, Va., offices are closed due to Wednesday’s snowstorm. News updates will be limited due to the storm and TT will resume full operations as soon as possible.

Rebecca Brewster, president and chief operating officer of the American Transportation Research Institute, has received the 2013 Influential Woman in Trucking award.