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Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia expanded in August for the first time in almost a year, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

The Department of Transportation said it will host its “distracted driving” summit in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 30 - Oct. 1.

NFI Industries said it expanded its warehousing operations by 20% with the Aug. 3 purchase of Network Logistic Solutions, which operates 3 million square feet of space in Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma. Pricing details were not disclosed.

California’s new emission-reduction rule for transport refrigeration units unfairly imposes air quality standards on out-of-state carriers, attorneys for American Trucking Associations and the Truckload Carriers Association told a federal appeals court.

Menlo Worldwide Logistics said that it has opened an export logistics center in Joliet, Ill., to serve heavy duty equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.

Towne Air Freight said it has acquired Texas Land and Air to establish a presence in that state and widen its service offerings.

Prices paid to U.S. producers fell 0.9% in July, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Housing starts fell in July for the first time in three months, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Patriot Transportation Holding lost $402,000 in its fiscal third quarter and the company said it sold flatbed carrier unit Sunbelt Transport.