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BusinessFuel

Diesel, Gasoline Prices Decline as Refinery Woes Ease, Oil Dips

U.S. retail diesel prices declined 3.4 cents to $4.116 a gallon last week, dipping after reaching the highest levels in more than four years a week earlier, the Department of Energy reported.

October 29, 2012
Business

ATRI Surveying Fleets, Drivers on Navigation Systems

The American Transportation Research Institute is surveying drivers and carriers on the use of navigation systems.

October 26, 2012
Business

Oshkosh Rejects Icahn’s Takeover Bid

Oshkosh Corp. on Friday reported an operating profit for its most recent fiscal quarter and said its board rejected a takeover bid by investor Carl Icahn.

October 26, 2012
BusinessGovernmentLogistics

Consumer Confidence Rises to Five-Year High

Consumer confidence rose to a five-year high in October, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

October 26, 2012
BusinessLogistics

Intermodal Traffic Gains 3.5% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 3.5% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 26, 2012
Business

East Coast Warned on Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy, a large storm tracking toward landfall on the East Coast early next week, could become the worst storm to hit the Northeast in 100 years, Bloomberg reported.

October 26, 2012
BusinessLogistics

Universal Truckload’s 3Q Profit Improves

Universal Truckload Services said its third-quarter net income rose slightly from a year ago.

October 26, 2012
BusinessLogistics

XPO Buys Turbo Logistics for $50 Million

XPO Logistics said Thursday it has purchased Turbo Logistics, the freight brokerage division of logistics company OHL, for $50 million.

October 25, 2012
Business

Echo Global Logistics’ 3Q Income Rises; Buys Freight Co.

Echo Global Logistics reported a third-quarter profit and said it acquired Sharp Freight Systems.

October 25, 2012
BusinessLogistics

England Logistics Buys Freight Broker

Third-party logistics provider England Logistics has acquired certain assets of freight broker Kampstra Transportation & Logistics.

October 25, 2012