Truckload carrier Landstar System’s first-quarter net income rose to $23.7 million, or 45 cents a share, from $21.6 million, or 38 cents, a year earlier.
April 17, 2008Business
Con-way Reports Lower 1Q Profit; Cuts Full-Year Forecast
Con-way Inc. said its first-quarter net income fell to $24.1 million, or 47 cents a share, from $29.6 million, or 57 cents, a year earlier.
April 17, 2008Business
Werner’s First-Quarter Income Plunges
Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said late Wednesday its first-quarter net income plunged to $8.4 million, or 12 cents a share, from $15.7 million, or 21 cents, a year earlier.
April 17, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Leading Economic Indicators Rise in March
An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.1% last month, the first increase in six months, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
April 17, 2008BusinessGovernment
Philadelphia Factory Index Declines in April
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region declined this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said.
April 17, 2008Business
USA Truck Reports $1.9 Million Loss
Truckload carrier USA Truck said Thursday it lost $1.9 million in the first quarter, due to “sluggish freight demand.â€
April 17, 2008Business
Initial Jobless Claims Rise by 17,000 for Week
Initial jobless claims rose by 17,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
April 17, 2008Business
Bush Proposes Climate-Change Strategy
President Bush Wednesday called for a halt in the growth of greenhouse gases by 2025, the Associated Press reported.
April 17, 2008BusinessGovernmentEquipment
Hino Shifting Medium-Duty Work to W. Va.
Hino Motors Ltd. said it will halt assembly of trucks in California and shift the work to a West Virginia factory to consolidate U.S. production, Bloomberg reported.
April 17, 2008Business
Grocery Chain Supervalu Reports Record Earnings
Grocery chain Supervalu Inc. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter sales and earnings reached records.
April 17, 2008