Small and mid-sized manufacturers are optimistic about revenues as spring approaches, and plan to retain or even grow their labor forces, according to buying consortium Prime Advantage's 11th semi-annual Group Outlook Survey.

Legacy Supply Chain Services has acquired Vitran Corporation Inc.'s Supply Chain Operation (Vitran SCO).

A recovering housing market, record level U.S. exports and improved unemployment numbers are all key factors pointing to a slow but steady economic recovery in the United States. But while companies are celebrating their profits and looking at improved sales in the months and years ahead, far greater concerns loom on the horizon for shippers as the ever talked about driver shortage becomes a reality.