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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.

Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Mullen Group's Profits Sink in Second Quarter

Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund said its second-quarter profit plunged 57.3% to C$16.6 million or 21 cents a share, from C$38.9 million or 64 cents a year earlier.

August 8, 2007
Business, Safety, Government

Transportation Services Index Falls, DOT Says

The Department of Transportation said Wednesday that its transportation services index for June fell 0.7% from May.

August 8, 2007
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Pacer's Earnings Decline in 2Q

Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International on Wednesday said its second-quarter net income fell 13.8% to $12.5 million or 34 cents a share, from $14.5 million or 38 cents a year ago.

August 8, 2007
Business, Fuel, Government, Safety

Atlas Air’s Second-Quarter Earnings Rise

Air cargo company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings said Wednesday it earned $43.2 million or $2.01 a share in the second quarter, up from $10.7 million or 51 cents a year ago.

August 8, 2007
Business

Delphi's Losses Narrow in Q2

Bankrupt auto parts supplier Delphi Corp., Troy, Mich., said its net loss in the second-quarter narrowed to $821 million or $1.46 a share, from $2.3 billion or $4.05 a share in 2006.

August 8, 2007
Business

Delphi's Losses Narrow in Q2

Bankrupt auto parts supplier Delphi Corp., Troy, Mich., said it net loss in the second-quarter narrowed to $821 million or $1.46 a share, from $2.3 billion or $4.05 a share in 2006.

August 8, 2007
Business, Safety, Government

WSDOT to Close Portions of I-5 North

The Washington Department of Transportation said it is preparing to close a 1.1 mile stretch of Interstate 5, a major highway leading to downtown Seattle, for a 19 day repair project.

August 8, 2007
Government, Business, Safety

Nerve Agent Waste Transfers Okay to Proceed, Judge Says

A federal judge in Indiana has denied environmentalists' request that he block truck shipments of nerve agent waste from Newport Chemical Deport in the Western portion of the state to an incinerator in Texas, the Associated Press reported.

August 8, 2007
Business, Safety, Technology, Government, Logistics

CSX Transportation, Kentucky to Cooperate on Rail Security

Freight railroad CSX Transportation said it has entered into an agreement with the state of Kentucky under which state law enforcement officials will be able to track the location of CSX trains and monitor the contents of the carrier’s railcars.

August 8, 2007
Business

Fed Again Holds Interest Rate at 5.25%

For the ninth straight time, the Federal Reserve voted to keep the benchmark U.S. interest rate at 5.25%.

August 7, 2007