Logistics
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
Trailer Bridge Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss
Trailer Bridge Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.9 million, or 24 cents per share, compared with a profit of $1 million, or 8 cents, a year ago.
April 1, 2011Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.7% for Week
Intermodal traffic rose 5.7% last week compared with the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
April 1, 2011Swift Predicts Lower 1Q Earnings
Swift Transportation Co. said March 29 that its first-quarter earnings will be 5 to 8 cents per share, due to bad weather and high fuel costs at the start of the year.
March 31, 2011Intermodal Traffic Rises 10.7% for Week
Intermodal traffic increased 10.7% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
March 25, 2011Existing Home Sales Drop to 9-Year Low
Existing home sales fell 9.6% in February to the lowest level since 2002, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.
March 21, 2011RWI Transportation Opens Terminal in Dallas
RWI Transportation, an asset-based logistics company, said March 10 it opened a new terminal in Dallas to improve its access to the western United States.
March 18, 2011Intermodal Traffic Grows 6.5% for Week
Intermodal traffic rose 6.5% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
March 18, 2011Deutsche Post’s 4Q Profit Improves
Deutsche Post, the Germany-based parent company of DHL USA, said its fourth-quarter financial results due to the economic recovery, the Associated Press reported.
March 11, 2011Consumer Confidence Falls From 3-Year High
Consumer confidence fell this month from a three-year high in February, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
March 11, 2011Intermodal Traffic Rises 1% for Week
Intermodal traffic rose 1% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
March 11, 2011