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Intermodal traffic rose 1.9% last week, the Association of American Railroads reported.

MIQ Logistics said it has acquired The Logistics Corp., a retail logistics company based in the United Kingdom. Terms were not disclosed.

Linx Partners has acquired ADS Logistics Co., a provider of trucking, warehouse and intermodal services to the metals industry.

Express-1 Expedited Solutions, a provider of brokerage and forwarding services, said it has scheduled a Sept. 1 shareholders’ meeting to approve a takeover by Jacobs Private Equity, a firm controlled by investor Bradley Jacobs.

Transportation provider UniGroup Inc. has introduced a new logistics company, UniGroup Worldwide Logistics.

The more than year-long surge in orders for new trailers showed signs of leveling off in June, increasing just 6% from 2010 levels, compared with an overall 65% gain over the first half of 2011, ACT Research Co. said.

FreshStart Logistics, a maker of transportation technology products, is partnering with counterpart Datatrac Corp.

FedEx Corp. said it has completed the acquisition of Mexico’s Servicios Nacionales Mupa S.A de C.V., or MultiPack.

Freight brokerage firm Echo Global Logistics is involved in an expansion strategy through acquisition, the CEO of the Chicago-based company said in an interview.