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Get a group of truckers together anywhere in this country, and Minnesota’s “Fatigued Driving Evaluation Checklist” is bound to come up. The 75-item list gained national prominence when the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sued the Minnesota State Patrol in federal court in an attempt to stop its use.

Third-party logistics firm Carter Logistics said it has opened a new cross-dock facility in Romulus, Mich.

The Yucaipa Cos., a private equity firm, bought a 49% stake in Versacold International Corp., an operator of temperature-controlled warehouses, from Icelandic shipping and logistics company Hf. Eimskipafelag Islands, or Eimskip.

CEVA Logistics has appointed Matthew Ryan its first chief operating officer, the company announced on July 2. He will manage the company’s global operations team and be responsible for global procurement, CEVA said.

Federal Reserve officials judged the economy to be at risk from further shocks when they met last month and kept a key interest rate at an all-time low, according to minutes of the meeting released Wednesday.

Business inventories fell 1% in May, marking the ninth consecutive decline, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Prices paid to U.S. producers jumped 1.8% in June, led by higher fuel costs, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Retail sales rose 0.6% in June, led by gains in automobile and fuel purchases, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.