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An index of leading economic indicators by the most in eight months, the New York-based Conference Board said Friday.

The National Industrial Transportation League expressed “profound disappointment” over an investigation by the Federal Maritime Commission into numerous U.S. importer and exporter complaints of “perceived malpractices” by ocean carriers that caused supply-chain service disruptions and rate and surcharge increases from in 2009 and 2010.

Trucking companies finally gained some traction in 2010 as the economy stabilized and demand for freight hauling increased.

Ryder System said it will acquire The Scully Companies, a California-based provider of contract carriage and related services.

With winter moving into the southern states, Georgia and South Carolina have suspended the hours-of-service requirements for truckers hauling fuel.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday.

The consumer price index rose 0.1% in November, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

A shipper group has expressed “profound disappointment” over a so-called fact-finding investigation by the Federal Maritime Commission into numerous U.S. importer and exporter complaints about “perceived malpractices” by ocean carriers that resulted in supply-chain service disruptions and rate and surcharge increases in late 2009 and 2010.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued new rules that will require brokers working with household goods movers to provide more information to consumers.