Old Dominion’s First-Quarter Income Rises
Old Dominion Freight Line said Thursday its first-quarter income and revenue increased from a year ago.
April 25, 2013Initial Jobless Claims Fall for Week
Initial jobless claims fell by 16,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
April 25, 2013Covenant Reports First-Quarter Loss
Covenant Transportation Group reported a first-quarter loss, citing difficult weather conditions and fewer business days than the prior period.
April 25, 2013Mullen Group’s Profit Declines
Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group said its first-quarter profit decreased 24.5% on reduced revenue from its oilfield services segment.
April 25, 2013Pacer Swings to First-Quarter Profit
Pacer International reported a first-quarter profit but its intermodal and logistics revenue declined from a year ago.
April 25, 2013Knight Transportation’s Profit Improves
Knight Transportation said its first-quarter profit improved despite a “challenging operating and economic environment” and industrywide concerns over finding qualified drivers.
April 25, 2013Schneider Launches Bulk Intermodal Service
Schneider National Bulk Carriers said it has launched a bulk intermodal transportation service utilizing a new 40-foot tank container that can be used on trucks or trains to haul liquid bulk chemicals across the United States.
April 24, 2013Volvo, Mack Introduce Transmission Fluids for Their AMTs
Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks both introduced new transmission fluids this week for their automated manual transmissions.
April 24, 2013Daimler Says Its 1Q Truck Sales Fall; Sees ‘Slight Increase’ in Full-Year Sales
Daimler AG said Wednesday its first-quarter North American truck sales slipped 3%, while its worldwide truck unit sales fell by 6%.
April 24, 2013Congress Needs to Do More to Address Freight Transportation, Trucking Executive Tells House Committee
A trucking executive told a House committee Wednesday that Congress needs to address the needs of the trucking industry by dedicating real funding to addressing freight transportation needs and by improving the efficiency and productivity of the industry.
April 24, 2013