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Less-than-truckload carriers are settling into a more modest growth scenario as 2019 unfolds, with widely shared expectations that a still-solid U.S. economy and favorable industry fundamentals will keep fleets on a positive course.

Names can sometimes have an impact that goes beyond the original business.

When J. Rayl Transport’s CEO, Jeremy Rayl, died suddenly in 2017 at the age of 39, the Akron, Ohio-based trucking company lost “more than just a boss,” in the words of chief operating officer and close friend Ryan Richards.

United Road Services announced the appointment of Jason Walker as chief operating officer, filling a job left open when Mark Anderson was promoted to president and CEO in January.

FedEx Corp.’s pains are far from over. Expectations from its upcoming fiscal fourth-quarter results already have hit rock bottom, and now analysts say its entanglement in the prolonged U.S.-China trade war may dampen the outlook for the next year as well.

UPS Inc. has requested an exemption from a federal regulatory requirement that its driver training instructors have two years’ minimum experience as trainers and have held a commercial driver license for at least two years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced June 19.

Freight brokerage company Arrive Logistics announced June 18 that it has raised an additional $25 million for expansion.

Chipman Relocation & Logistics has acquired Olsen & Fielding Moving Services, a company based in Sacramento, Calif., that provides commercial and residential moving services under the Mayflower Transit banner and is a provider of moving services to the U.S. Department of Defense.

FedEx Corp. said June 7 it wouldn’t renew its U.S. air-delivery contract with Amazon.com, paring a key customer relationship as the largest online retailer deepens its foray into freight transportation.

Electric vehicle owners will have a new reason to visit Walmart as they travel across America: Not only can they stock up on snacks and drinks but they can get electric charges.