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The U.S. economy continued to improve modestly from mid-November to early January and conditions have improved for transportation, but economic activity remained low, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Cat Lift Trucks said that it has added five new electric counterbalanced and internal combustion pneumatic lift truck families to its current product lineup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Navistar Inc. has shifted the vehicle delivery contract for its Springfield, Ohio, plant to Truck Movers.com after a contract with Auto Truck Transport, another haulaway carrier, expired, a Navistar spokesman said.

ThermaFreeze Products Corp., maker of patented dry gel refrigerant products for use in preserving food and other perishables, including in commercial transport, said it has begun distributing its products to major retailers.

South Korean chemicals producer LG Chem Ltd. agreed to supply lithium-ion battery packs to Eaton Corp., the U.S. maker of commercial vehicle parts, Bloomberg reported.

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced Tuesday the creation of FocusDriven, an organization dedicated to fighting distracted driving.

A friend once told me to “lead from a position of strength.” This helpful piece of advice is a reminder that people don’t want to follow negativity — especially in these turbulent times. They want leaders who can offer them something positive.

WASHINGTON — Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told Transport Topics she hoped the agency will get a variety of points of view during its upcoming public hearings on hours-of-service.