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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.

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Covenant Reports Loss for 2Q

Covenant Transportation Group said it lost $3.1 million, or 22 cents per share, in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $2.3 million, or 17 cents, a year ago.

July 28, 2009
FuelBusinessGovernment

Diesel Gains 3.2¢ After Four Weeks of Decline

The average price of diesel fuel rose 3.2 cents to $2.528 a gallon after a four-week drop, the Department of Energy said Monday.

July 27, 2009
BusinessLogistics

FedEx National LTL Names New President

FedEx Corp. said it has named Mike Moss as president of FedEx National LTL, the parcel carrier’s long-haul less-than-truckload unit.

July 27, 2009
BusinessGovernment

New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Climb 11%

New home sales increased 11% in June, the largest increase in eight years, the Commerce Department said Monday.

July 27, 2009
Business

Qualcomm’s Third-Quarter Earnings Slip

Wireless-services provider Qualcomm Inc. said its fiscal third-quarter earnings slipped to $737 million, or 44 cents a share, from $748 million, or 45 cents, a year ago.

July 27, 2009
GovernmentBusinessSafety

New Orleans Port Operators Cut Hours

Both of the terminal operators at the Port of New Orleans have reduced their business hours in response to the economic recession and reduced shipping, the Times-Picayune reported.

July 27, 2009
Business

TNT Profit Falls 60%

TNT NV, Europe’s second largest post company, said its second-quarter earnings declined to about $115 million, from about $292 million a year earlier.

July 27, 2009
Business

Navistar Engineering VP Leaves Company

Helmut Endres, vice president of engineering for Navistar Inc.’s engine group, has left the company, the truck and engine maker told Transport Topics on July 23.

July 27, 2009
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Iteris’ Income Falls for Fiscal 1Q

Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit decreased from a year ago.

July 27, 2009
EditorialBusinessFuelGovernment

Fuel Price Honeymoon

Our latest little honeymoon with fuel prices likely will end soon, as recent increases in the cost of crude oil work their way down to the retail pump.

July 27, 2009