Pacer International on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings that were three times higher than the same quarter a year ago.
July 28, 2011Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 0.8% for Week
Intermodal traffic increased 0.8% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 29, 2011Perspective, Business, Fuel
Opinion: Consider Hedging On-Road Fuel Costs
Perhaps your company already has explored myriad ways to reduce the cost of on-road fuel. But have you considered hedging the cost of your on-road fuel?
July 29, 2011Business
MAN’s 2Q Profit Rises on Stronger European Truck Market
European truck maker MAN SE posted an improved second-quarter profit and boosted its 2011 earnings outlook on higher truck demand, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
July 28, 2011Business
Old Dominion’s 2Q Profit Jumps
Old Dominion Freight Line said Thursday its second-quarter profit almost doubled as revenue and earnings per share rose to quarterly records.
July 28, 2011Business
Frozen Food Express’ 2Q Loss Narrows
Frozen Food Express Industries said Thursday its second-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago.
July 28, 2011Business
Dana’s 2Q Income Jumps; Company Boosts Outlook
Component maker Dana Holding Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter income jumped from a year ago and the company raised its earnings outlook for the year.
July 28, 2011Business
Oshkosh’s 3Q Income Declines
Specialty truck maker Oshkosh Corp. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit dropped from a year ago as sales of military vehicles declined.
July 28, 2011Business
Initial Jobless Claims Fall 24,000 for Week
Initial jobless claims dropped last week by 24,000 to 398,000, the lowest level since April, the Labor Department said Thursday.
July 28, 2011Business
Knight Transportation’s 2Q Income Improves
Knight Transportation said late Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose from a year ago on stronger truckload markets and improvement in its brokerage business.
July 27, 2011