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Perdue Partners said it has acquired Atlanta-based logistics company Benton Express Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

Arnold Transportation Services said that truckload and logistics firm LinkAmerica Corp. will merge with Arnold at the beginning of the year.

UTi Worldwide said Thursday its third-quarter net income fell to $10.5 million, or 10 cents a share, from $28.5 million, or 28 cents, a year earlier.

U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell 1.2% for the week ended Saturday from the same week last year, due in part to the eight-day strike at the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Transplace said it has acquired Canadian logistics company Torus Freight Systems. Terms were not disclosed.

Orders for new freight trailers jumped 29.1% in October from the same month in 2011, the highest monthly total since January, as the end-of-year rush appeared to arrive early, ACT Research reported. Sales totaled 23,597.

Consumer confidence rose to a four-year high in November, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

APL Logistics said it has acquired U.S. Customs brokerage firm Carmichael International Service. No terms were disclosed.

Consumer confidence rose in November, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Wednesday.