U.S. net orders of trailers hit 13,800 in March, down 39% year-over-year as all but dump trailers showed weakness, while backlogs remained solid, research firm FTR said.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Union Pacific Profit Beats Estimates Amid Cost Cutting
Union Pacific Corp. reported first-quarter earnings higher than analysts’ expectations as the railroad cut costs and boosted prices to mitigate a steep drop in cargo demand, pushing shares to their highest value in five months.
April 21, 2016China Wants Its Cargo Ships to Use Faster Northwest Passage in Arctic Ocean
BEIJING — China will encourage ships flying its flag to take the Northwest Passage via the Arctic Ocean, a route opened up by global warming, to cut travel times between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, a state-run newspaper reported April 20.
April 20, 2016Maryland Seeks $155 Million From Feds to Clear Freight Rail Bottleneck Beneath Baltimore
The state and the railroad CSX Transportation have agreed to a plan to remove a bottleneck for freight shipping beneath the streets of Baltimore and have requested $155 million in federal funding to help pay for the project they say will boost Maryland's economy.
April 18, 2016CSX First-Quarter Earnings Tumble 19%, Hurt by Sharp Drop in Coal Market
CSX Corp. kicked off the first-quarter earnings reporting season on a down note as net income fell 19% to $356 million, or 37 cents per share, and revenue dipped 14% to $2.62 billion, including a drop of 37% in coal traffic.
April 12, 2016TransForce Appoints Meyer Chief Operating Officer
Driver supply firm TransForce said that Jeff Meyer has been named to the newly created position of chief operating officer.
April 11, 2016J.B. Hunt's Shelley Simpson Wins Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award
SAN ANTONIO — Shelley Simpson, chief marketing officer of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, was named winner of the 2016 Distinguished Woman in Logistics award.
April 11, 2016World's Biggest Shipping Company Pours Billions Into Expansion
The world’s biggest shipping company is taking advantage of low industry prices to build its business across units.
April 6, 2016Interactive Map: Where The Top 50 Logistics Companies Are in North America
How do Transport Topics' Top 50 Logistics Companies break down by region? View our interactive map and click on names to visit individual company pages.
April 9, 2016Trail King Launches Specialty Trailer Models
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trail King Industries Inc. introduced several specialty trailers here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
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