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Penske Truck Leasing has joined the EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership. ... ADSI, a Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based provider of shipping and auto ID solutions, has acquired Logistics Technology Support (LTS). ... The Port of Stockton (Calif.) has received approval from the Department of Commerce to expand its foreign trade zone to include the nearly 475-acre Opus West Park. ... Romulus, Mich.-based United Road, a vehicle transportation logistics provider, has acquired Autolog Auto Transport, a vehicle transporter based in Linden, N.J. ... Ryder System has acquired the assets of Edart Leasing Co., based in Hartford, Conn. The deal includes the full-service truck leasing, commercial truck rental, and contract maintenance business of Edart, a regional transportation services company. ... Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), a global container transportation and logistics group that includes shipping line APL, will be relocating its headquarters for the Americas from Oakland, Calif., to Phoenix during the second half of this year. ... Employees of Averitt Express have made a $500,000 donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as part of the company's Averitt Cares for Kids initiative. During the past 22 years, Averitt employees have donated over $2.4 million to St. Jude, a world-renowned pediatric cancer hospital. ... HighJump Software has purchased Insight Distribution Software from Coaxis Inc. Insight specializes in enterprise software solutions for food and beverage distribution.