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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

P.A.M. Reports Flat 4Q; Income, Revenue Rise for Year

Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services said Wednesday it earned $4.3 million or 41 cents a share for the fourth quarter, the same as its previous fourth quarter earnings.

February 7, 2007
Business, Government, Logistics

CSX Plans $8 Mln. Upgrade of Charlotte, N.C., Intermodal Terminal

Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp.’s intermodal unit plans to invest about $8 million to expand its Charlotte, N.C., terminal, the company said Wednesday.

February 7, 2007
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Company Withdraws from $1.2 Billion Buyout Plan of EGL

Transportation and logistics firm EGL Inc. said Wednesday that the private firm set to buy the bulk of EGL’s stock and take the company private pulled out of the $1.2 billion deal, citing concerns about EGL’s impending 2006 earnings report.

February 7, 2007
Business, Autonomous

NYSE to Delist Navistar’s Shares Feb. 13

Shares of Navistar International Corp. will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading on February 13, the truck manufacturer said late Tuesday.

February 7, 2007
Business, Government, Safety

Truckers Seen Supportive of SoCal Ports’ OffPeak Program

A growing number of truckers report higher earnings since the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles instituted their OffPeak program July 2005, the program’s sponsors said.

February 7, 2007
Business, Government, Safety

Fourth-Quarter Productivity Rises 3%

U.S. productivity rose 3% in the fourth quarter, following a 0.1% decline in the third quarter, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

February 7, 2007
Business, Government, Safety

Some Electronic Onboard Recorder Makers Applaud Mandate

Manufacturers of electronic onboard recorders had differing views of the federal government’s proposal to require recorders for some motor carriers, with some saying the government was treating EOBRs punitively and others hailing the move as an important safety development.

Sean McNally | Staff Reporter
February 7, 2007
Business

Security & Safety Briefs — Feb. 1 - Feb. 7

Iteris Reports Higher 3Q Revenue, Operating Income • Maine Lawmakers Seek ‘Real ID’ Repeal • Stepped-Up Laws, Enforcement Boost Road Safety, Paper Reports

February 7, 2007
Business, Fuel, Government

DOE Lowers 2007 Diesel Price Forecast to $2.59 a Gallon

Diesel prices will average $2.59 this year, down from $2.705 last year and 7 cents below an earlier forecast, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

February 6, 2007
Business, Fuel

ArvinMeritor Expects Loss From Emissions Unit Sale

ArvinMeritor Inc. said it would take a loss on the pending $310 million sale of its emissions technology business to a private equity firm, Bloomberg reported.

February 6, 2007