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

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region rose this month at the fastest level in more than five years, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

The U.S. economy’s service sector expanded at a faster pace in November, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.

When the economy deteriorates, the use of preventive maintenance at trucking companies — including programs involving tires — sometimes follows suit, regardless of climate conditions such as the coming of winter.

Following moves by other tire makers, Yokohama Tire Corp. said Monday it will boost prices of its light- and medium-duty commercial truck and off-road tires by up to 6%, effective Jan. 1.

Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region rose in November for the second straight month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has ordered JBS Carriers of Greeley, Colo., to install electronic onboard recorders on its roughly 700-truck fleet.

About 572 former employees of bankrupt flatbed carrier Arrow Trucking Co. will receive $2 million in back wages and benefits, the Tulsa World newspaper reported, citing court documents.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered a Colorado carrier to install electronic onboard recorders on its fleet by March, after deeming the trucking company in violation of federal hours of service rules.