Business

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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.

Government, Business

FedEx Sets International Express Service with Canada Post

Canada Post Corp. and FedEx Express Canada have developed a new priority worldwide international express service, the two said Wednesday.

April 23, 2008
Business, Government, Safety

Arkansas Best’s 1Q Income Jumps

Arkansas Best Corp.’s first-quarter profit jumped 78% to $8.5 million, or 34 cents a share, from $4.8 million, or 19 cents, a year earlier.

April 23, 2008
Business, Government

N.H. Senate Passes Measure Offering 5% Weight Tolerance

The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill that would require law enforcement to provide a 5% overweight “tolerance” for most trucks on non-interstate roads.

Sarah Godfrey | Staff Reporter
April 23, 2008
Business, Fuel, Government, Logistics

Norfolk Southern’s 1Q Income Rises

Eastern freight railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. said its first-quarter profit rose 2%, as higher revenue per shipment offset an overall drop in traffic and record fuel prices.

April 22, 2008
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

C.H. Robinson’s First-Quarter Income Improves

Transportation and logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s first-quarter profit rose to $86.3 million, or 50 cents a share, from $73 million, or 42 cents, a year ago.

April 22, 2008
Business

Old Dominion’s First-Quarter Profit Dips

Old Dominion Freight Line said its first-quarter profit fell to $10.4 million, or 28 cents a share, from $13.6 million, or 36 cents, a year ago.

April 22, 2008
Business

Heartland’s 1Q Income Declines

Heartland Express said Tuesday its first-quarter profit fell 35% to $14.7 million, or 15 cents a share, from $22.6 million, or 23 cents, last year.

April 22, 2008
Business

YRC Interest Payments May Rise to $8 Million

YRC Worldwide Inc., the biggest U.S. trucking company by sales, said annual interest spending will rise by as much as $8 million under amendments to two credit agreements, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

April 22, 2008
Fuel, Business, Safety, Government

DOT Proposes Boosting Fuel Efficiency for Cars, Light Trucks

The Department of Transportation proposed Tuesday to boost fuel-efficiency standards for cars and light trucks by almost 25% by the year 2015.

April 22, 2008