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Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.

Business

Celadon Group’s Profit Falls 20% on Weather

Celadon Group Inc. reported its fiscal third-quarter net income declined 20% as severe winter weather raised operating costs faster than revenue increased.

April 30, 2014
Business

USA Truck’s 1Q Loss Narrows

USA Truck Inc.’s first-quarter loss narrowed to $1.6 million, or 15 cents per share, from $2.5 million, or 24 cents, as harsh winter weather increased operating expenses.

April 30, 2014
Business

Chicago-Area Manufacturing Grows at Fastest Pace Since October

Business activity in the Chicago area expanded in April at the fastest pace since October, a sign manufacturing will keep supporting the world’s largest economy.

April 30, 2014
Government, Business

Obama Wants Tolling Ban Eliminated For Existing Interstate Highways

President Obama has proposed lifting the ban on tolling existing interstate highways.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
April 30, 2014
Business

Covenant Transportation’s 1Q Loss Narrows

Covenant Transportation Group narrowed its first-quarter to loss to $1.4 million, or 9 cents per share, from $2 million, or 13 cents, a year ago.

April 30, 2014
Business

Wex’s First-Quarter Profit Rises

Fleet payment-processing company Wex Inc. said its first-quarter profit increased on growth in the domestic fleet market.

April 30, 2014
Business

Interstate 10 at Alabama-Florida Border Shut Down After Heavy Rain

Interstate 10 was closed for several hours at the Alabama-Florida state line after the Florida Panhandle and Alabama Gulf Coast were hit with widespread flooding early Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.

April 30, 2014
Business

Volkswagen Extends Scania Offer Deadline After Failing to Win 90%

Volkswagen AG extended the offer period for its $9.2 billion bid to buy out Swedish truck maker Scania AB after failing to reach the necessary 90% threshold of approvals.

April 30, 2014
Business

C.H. Robinson’s Net Income Dips 9.8%

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, said net income in the first quarter fell 9.8% to $93.2 million, or 63 cents per share, from $103.3 million, or 64 cents per share, as profit margins came under pressure.

April 30, 2014
Business

Kraft to Phase Out Truck Fleet

Kraft Foods Group will phase out its fleet of 200 tractors and 700 trailers by the end of 2014, a company spokeswoman said.

April 29, 2014