Opinion: Ag and Food Trucking and the U.S. Economy
Rush’s 1Q Earnings Improve
Truck dealer Rush Enterprises said its first-quarter earnings improved to $13 million or 51 cents a share, up from $11.6 million or 46 cents a year earlier.
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Shippers Benefitting From Softer Freight Market, Journal Reports
Freight shippers are seeing a more favorable environment because of slipping overall volumes moved by trucks and trains and an abundance of capacity, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
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CSX’s 1Q Profit Dips; Revenue Hits Record
CSX Corp. late Tuesday reported that its first-quarter profit fell 2%, due to slower freight demand and a sluggish economy.
April 18, 2007ODFL Buys Wash. Carrier
Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line said Tuesday that it signed an agreement to purchase Priority Freight Lines, a carrier in Sumner, Wash. Terms were not disclosed.
April 17, 2007Con-way’s First-Quarter Profit Falls
Con-way Inc.’s first-quarter income fell 29% as the company’s revenue declined, and the transportation firm lowered its 2007 earnings outlook.
April 17, 2007J.B. Hunt’s 1Q Income Dips
Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported its first-quarter profit declined to $44.2 million or 30 cents a share, from $49 million or 31 cents a year ago.
April 17, 2007