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Atlas Canada acquired Mississauga, Ontario-based customs brokerage Orbit Brokers for an undisclosed sum, the Atlas World Group unit said.

Pittsburgh-based Pitt Ohio plans to merge Midwest-focused Sutton with its existing Dohrn Transfer LTL unit after an initial period of operating the two separately.

Shares in companies that are spun off from existing firms tend to outperform the S&P 500 by an average of 10% over the subsequent 18-24 months, data compiled by Trivariate show.

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.

Wall Street analysts offered overall positive initial reactions to the Dec. 19 news that FedEx Corp. plans to by 2026 spin off its LTL division into a separate, publicly traded company.

The Memphis, Tenn.-based transportation services company on Dec. 19 reported net income of $740 million, or $3.03 a diluted share, for the three months ending Nov. 30.

FedEx Corp. on Dec. 19 announced its intent to spin off its FedEx Freight unit into a separate company, creating the largest publicly traded LTL carrier in North America in the process.

The Teamsters said the workers, who voted to authorize strikes in recent days, joined picket lines after Amazon ignored a Dec. 15 deadline the union set for contract negotiations.

Analysts are betting that further market-share gains and increased profit contributions from Walmart’s higher-margin ancillary businesses will extend the stock’s rally.

Trucking experts say getting drivers to buy in to advanced driver assistance systems technology is key to making sure it is being correctly used.