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Oil Retreats From Record Highs After London Bombings

The price of crude oil dropped more than $4 a barrel in the immediate aftermath of several apparent terrorist attacks on Londons mass transit system, Bloomberg News reported Thursday.

July 7, 2005

SCS Transportation Warns of Lower 2005 Profits

Regional less-than-truckload carrier SCS Transportation Inc. said in a statement that some severe accidents and an adverse verdict against the company would lower full-year earnings by nearly 20 cents a share.

July 7, 2005

DaimlerChrysler Announces Plans to Build New Sterling Mid-Size Truck

DaimlerChrysler AG said its Sterling Trucks unit would introduce a new mid-size truck for the North American market, Bloomberg News reported Thursday.

July 7, 2005

Initial Jobless Claims Rose 7,000 Last Week to 319,000, Labor Says

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time rose 7,000 in the week ended July 2 to 319,000, according to a Labor Department report released Thursday.

July 7, 2005

UPS Will Establish Shanghai Hub for China Service

United Parcel Service Inc. said Thursday it will set up an international air hub in Shanghai for express delivery service in China, Bloomberg News reported.

July 7, 2005

U-Haul Parent Reaches Credit Deal with Merrill Lynch

Amerco, the parent company of truck renting firm U-Haul, said Wednesday it had reached an agreement with Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corp. on a new revolving credit facility.

July 7, 2005

Financial Officers Debate Role For Vehicle-Safety Technologies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Motor carriers must weigh the costs associated with new vehicle-safety technologies against the actual payoffs from the systems, trucking safety officers said at the annual meeting of the National Accounting & Finance Council.

July 7, 2005

Segmentz Completes Sale of Trucking Unit

Logistics firm Segmentz Inc. said Tuesday it had completed the sale of the assets of its Temple Trucking unit to TTSI Holding Inc. on July 1.

July 6, 2005

ISM Services Index Rises to 62.2 in June

The U.S. services sector grew in June, according to the Institute for Supply Management, which released its services index Wednesday.

July 6, 2005