Business
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
XPO Logistics Nets $137 Million from Stock Offering
XPO Logistics announced the closing of its public stock offering late Tuesday and said it received about $137 million in proceeds.
March 21, 2012P.A.M. Declares Special Dividend
P.A.M. Transportation Services said its board of directors has approved a special dividend of $1 per share.
March 21, 2012Oil Rises Following Biggest Drop in Three Months
Oil rose in early trading Wednesday to just over $106 a barrel following the biggest drop in three months on Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.
March 21, 2012Mica Seeks Temporary Extension for Transportation Funding
WASHINGTON — House Transportation Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that a temporary extension will be unveiled as early as Wednesday and voted on next week in order to keep highway projects and public transit from shutting down at the end of March.
U.S. Needs $101 Billion Annually to Maintain Highways, DOT Report Says
The United States would need to spend $101 billion per year, plus inflation, to maintain its existing highway system over the next 20 years, the Department of Transportation estimated.
Diesel Rises 1.9¢ to $4.142; Price Is Highest Since August 2008
Diesel rose 1.9 cents to $4.142 a gallon, its highest price since the record-setting summer of 2008, while gasoline also rose, the Department of Energy reported.
March 20, 2012Housing Starts Fall 1.1% in February
Housing starts declined 1.1% in February from a three-year high a month earlier, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
March 20, 2012WebTech Wireless' Fourth-Quarter Loss Narrows
WebTech Wireless, a supplier of GPS location-based and fleet telematics services, reported a fourth-quarter loss of C$934,000, compared with a loss of C$8.2 million a year earlier.
March 20, 2012Early Spring Prompts Secondary Road Bans on Heavy Trucks
Heavy trucks are being temporarily banned from thousands of miles of secondary roads across northern New England with the early arrival of spring, the Associated Press reported Monday.
March 20, 2012UPS Announces TNT Acquisition
UPS Inc. said Monday it will acquire Netherlands-based TNT Express, after boosting its offer for the Dutch package firm to 9.5 euros per share, from a previous 9 euros per share.
March 19, 2012