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Consumer confidence rose to a seven-month high in September, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Forward Air Corp. said its third-quarter earnings will be lower than the company originally estimated, as tonnage volumes became “inconsistent” in August following a strong start to the period.

Third-party logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide said Tuesday it will buy international freight forwarder Phoenix International for $635 million in cash and stock.

Trucking was one of the most dangerous industries for workers last year, when 474 workers died on the job, a 13.9% increase over the previous year, the Labor Department said in a preliminary report.

TNT Express CEO Marie-Christine Lombard has resigned amid an extended European Union antitrust review of UPS Inc.’s $6.5 billion bid to buy TNT, Bloomberg reported Monday.

Toll increases set last year by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are necessary if it is to maintain aging facilities and pay for planned capital projects, according to an independent audit, the Associated Press reported.

Los Angeles is again preparing to shut down 10 miles of Interstate 405, the nation’s busiest freeway.

Two sections of Interstate 15 in southern Utah will remain 80-mph zones permanently, the Associated Press reported, citing state officials.

Swift Transportation Co. said last week its third-quarter earnings will be 20 to 23 cents a share.