Small towns in Canada are being advised to check their traffic equipment for problems in handling the change to the year 2000.

Geneer announced that it is set to release the first Internet-based software to trace shipments globally. The Global Shipment Tracking System will be the first in a suite of products that let Web users access information from around the world, the company said.

Transit Group announced Wednesday that it had completed the acquisition of Priority Transportation.

Dynamex said Wenesday that it and Quick International Courier had mutually agreed to terminte the agreement by which Dynamex would acquire Quick.

Skyway Freight Systems will establish two new business units: expidited transportation and "fourth party" supply chain services, the company said last week.

Old Dominion Freight Line said Tuesday that it had acquired selected assets of Skyline Transportation's less-than-truckload operation.

American Freightways Corporation announced Monday that it will expand its direct coverage to Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

United Parcel Service will raise its rates for the coming year, the company announced Tuesday. The new prices will take effect on February 8.

Daymark Logistics set up a program it says will give medium-sized companies the benefits of specialized “demand” chains that have been available only to large firms.

Two U.S.-based transportation companies have made acquisitions in Argentina as part of efforts to expand service to the Mercosur region of South America — Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.