Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit was $5.6 million, or 18 cents a share, compared with a loss of $5 million, or 16 cents, a year ago.
February 11, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
GM Posts 4Q, Full-Year Loss
General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it took a fourth-quarter loss of $722 million and that it enhanced a buyout plan for its 74,000 U.S. United Auto Workers employees, Bloomberg reported.
February 12, 2008Business
Express-1’s Earnings Dip
Express-1 Expedited Solutions said Tuesday it earned $457,000, or 2 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, down from $1.6 million, or 6 cents, in the previous fourth quarter.
February 12, 2008BusinessSafety
Accident Shuts Down I-84 in Conn.
A Tuesday morning truck accident that caused hydrogen gas to leak prompted a shutdown of Interstate 84 in both directions near Waterbury, Conn., the Associated Press reported.
February 12, 2008FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Price Unchanged at $3.28
The average national price of retail diesel fuel held at $3.28 a gallon from a week ago, the Department of Energy said Monday.
February 11, 2008Business
Old Dominion Buys Montana Carrier
Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line said Monday it signed an agreement to buy a Montana trucking company. Terms were not released.
February 11, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Letters to the Editor: Reefer Rules, Fuel Tax Increase, Left Lane ‘Ban’
Transport Topics does a service to its readership with its continuing coverage of environmental regulations, and the Jan. 21 issue is no exception.
February 11, 2008GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Ryder Boosts Dividend
Ryder System’s board approved a 2-cent increase in its quarterly dividend, to 23 cents a share.
February 11, 2008Business
Ryder Boosts Dividend
February 11, 2008
BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
NHTSA Seeks Ways to Use Technology to Reduce Truck-Involved Fatalities
A high-ranking federal safety regulator said truck-involved fatalities have been stuck at a “relatively flat” level for years, and that trend leads officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recommend using “Buck Rogers”-style technologies to lower accident rates.
February 11, 2008