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Pitney Bowes said it has made some enhancements to its SendSuite Live logistics software.

Janine Valle, vice president of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association, died Aug. 21 at the age of 61.

Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will support a temporary extension of the nation’s current transportation plan when Congress returns to session next month, an aide said.

Sales of natural-gas-powered trucks will grow faster than the rest of the North American market, hitting almost 30,000 units by 2017, consulting firm Frost & Sullivan said.

Bidding to broaden its market reach, less-than-truckload hauler Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire Prime Logistics Corp., a food logistics firm that operates as Prime Distribution Services Inc., for about $97.5 million.

Tolls for trucks entering New York City from New Jersey will more than double over the next five years, a larger increase than originally proposed.

The national average price of retail diesel declined for the fourth consecutive week, dipping 2.5 cents a gallon to $3.81, the Department of Energy reported.

Equipment-leasing and fleet-management firms said they are seeing a rise in demand for truck rentals as customers seek to replace aging vehicles and test new technology in response to improving business conditions.

American Trucking Associations’ tonnage index climbed 3.9% in July, the 20th consecutive year-over-year increase, despite growing uncertainty about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery and freight demand in the months ahead.

The housing market crash apparently has had at least one silver lining for trucking: It has brought more lenders into the truck financing market.