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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

Echo Global Logistics’ Profit Declines

Echo Global Logistics said its first-quarter profit fell from a year ago, but its revenue improved.

April 26, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 0.6% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 0.6% to 240,698 units last week, over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

April 26, 2013
Business

Celadon Group’s Income, Revenue Decline

Celadon Group’s fiscal third-quarter net income declined, due in part to fewer business days and bad weather in the quarter, the company said late Thursday.

April 26, 2013
Business

UPS Reports Higher 1Q Profit; Reaffirms Earnings Guidance

UPS Inc. Thursday reported a higher first-quarter profit on strong e-commerce sales, reaffirmed its full-year earnings guidance and said it plans to buy a Hungary-based logistics company.

April 25, 2013
Business

Volvo’s Quarterly Profit Drops; Truck Orders Improve

Volvo AB’s first-quarter earnings plunged as truck sales fell, but the company reported its first boost in truck orders in six quarters, it said Thursday.

April 25, 2013
Business

Daimler Sets China Truck-Bus Business Unit

Daimler AG said it has established a truck and bus unit in China to help boost its commercial vehicle business in that country.

April 25, 2013
Business

Volkswagen Moves to Fully Control MAN as Companies’ Boards Approve Plan

Volkswagen AG moved closer to combining the three truck businesses it controls, with a deal to take full stewardship of MAN SE.

April 25, 2013
Business

P.A.M. Reports First-Quarter Loss

P.A.M. Transportation Services posted a first-quarter loss compared with a profit in the year-ago period.

April 25, 2013
Business

Landstar’s Profit Matches Year-Ago Level

Truckload carrier Landstar System said Thursday its first-quarter net earnings matched its profit from the same period last year, which was a first-quarter record for earnings per share.

April 25, 2013
Business, Equipment

Dana’s Profit Declines on Lower Demand

Dana Holding Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter profit declined from a year ago, on lower demand from the North American commercial vehicle market.

April 25, 2013