Saia Inc. Monday reported a fourth-quarter profit compared with a loss a year earlier, as tonnage improved.
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Oil Pushes Past $90 a Barrel
Oil rose in early trading Monday to more than $90 a barrel after jumping almost $4 from a two-month low Friday on concerns over unrest in Egypt, Bloomberg reported.
January 31, 2011Technology Improving for Wireless Inspections
WASHINGTON — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said they were making progress toward a broader test of wireless inspections as part of a effort to use electronic technologies to improve carrier safety and efficiency.
January 31, 2011Diesel Rises for Ninth Week, Gaining 0.8¢ to $3.438 a Gallon
Diesel’s national average rose 0.8 cent to $3.438 a gallon, its ninth straight gain, while gasoline slipped for the first time in nine weeks, the Department of Energy said Monday.
January 31, 2011State Trucking Assns. Ask Feds for Help with Snow-Removal Issue
Thirty-one state trucking associations have asked the federal government to study safety issues posed by snow and ice accumulation on trucks.
January 31, 2011President Calls on U.S. to Upgrade Infrastructure
President Obama said during his State of the Union address that the federal government should “redouble” its efforts to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure, a message met with praise from industry and labor groups.
January 31, 2011Navistar Says It Has 50,000 Orders for Trucks
An executive with Navistar Inc. said the company has received orders for nearly 50,000 International trucks with its 2010-compliant MaxxForce engines and already has shipped 26,000 of them to customers.
January 31, 2011FedEx Freight to Use Rail Intermodal for First Time, Shifting From Trucks
FedEx Freight, the second-largest less-than-truckload carrier in the nation, said it plans to use rail intermodal service for the first time as part of new “economy” freight service, beginning Jan. 31.
January 31, 2011Diesel, Gasoline Prices Rise for Eighth Straight Week
U.S. retail fuel prices rose for the eighth consecutive week as frigid temperatures on the East Coast and in Europe boosted demand, analysts said.
January 31, 2011ATA, Shipping Groups Push for New Hearing to Spotlight Problems With HOS Proposal
More than 30 carrier and shipper organizations, including American Trucking Associations, have banded together to seek a House Committee hearing to spotlight problems with the new federal hours-of-service proposal.
January 31, 2011