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Business, Logistics

Universal Logistics Profits Fall in First Quarter Despite Higher Revenue

Profits at Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. fell 42% year-over-year despite 9.2% growth in revenue during the same period, which the company acknowledged was due to problems with a few of its large value-added programs.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2017
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific Profits Up 9.5%, Easily Beat Forecasts

Union Pacific’s profits increased 9.5% to $1.07 billion dollars, or $1.32 per share, after strong results on a year-over-year basis in the coal, agricultural and intermodal transportation.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2017
Business, Government, Logistics

American Consumers' Economic Expectations Strongest Since 2001

Consumer confidence rebounded last week as Americans became the most upbeat about the economy since 2001, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index figures showed April 27.

Patricia Laya | Bloomberg News
April 27, 2017
Business, Logistics

Soft Pricing, Rigid Costs Diminish 1Q Profits for Hub Group

Sandwiched between “soft pricing” and unyielding costs, intermodal, trucking and brokerage company Hub Group reported a significant decline in first-quarter net income even as revenue increased.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 26, 2017
Business, Logistics

Truckload Profits Fall at TFI, Knight, Patriot Transportation; Rise at Forward Air

Truckload carriers continued to struggle as three out of four companies reported lower quarterly earnings versus 2016 levels as the industry struggles with excess capacity and lower prices.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
April 26, 2017
Logistics

Norfolk Southern Profits Up 12%, Beat Analyst Estimates

Norfolk Southern Corp. announced that profits increased 12% in the first quarter as a result of strong rebounds in coal and intermodal business compared with early 2016.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
April 26, 2017
Business, Logistics

Swift Suffers in First Quarter as Profits Plunge 84%

Swift Transportation reported profits plunged 84% in the first quarter compared with 2016 as truckload carriers suffered from continued excess capacity and lower contract prices than they had hoped for this year.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
April 25, 2017
Business, Safety, Technology, Government, Equipment, Logistics

Platinum Equity to Buy American Traffic Solutions

Platinum Equity has agreed to buy American Traffic Solutions, a company that provides red-light and speed safety cameras along with automated toll-payment and violation-management systems in the United States and Canada.

April 24, 2017
Business, Logistics

Mack, SAF Holland Roll Out Extra-Heavy-Duty Options

MONTREAL — Equipment manufacturers Mack Trucks and SAF Holland rolled out extra-heavy-duty options here at the ExpoCam truck show, while an executive with trailer maker Manac Inc. pointed out that his customers often have to heat their dry vans.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 24, 2017
Editorial, Business, Fuel, Autonomous, Government, Logistics

Editorial: Saving the Planet? It’s on Us

While President Donald Trump is calling for reversals of some environmental regulations, it’s important to note what isn’t changing. And that is the commitment that freight carriers, truck makers and even some shippers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are making to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

April 24, 2017
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