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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, Safety, Government

Knight’s Fourth-Quarter Profit Rises

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation’s fourth-quarter profit rose to $16.1 million, or 19 cents a share, from $13.8 million, or 16 cents, a year ago.

January 28, 2009

Best Carrier TMS Software in 2024: How to Choose

Transitioning from basic load board tools or spreadsheets to an advanced, integrated Transportation Management System (TMS) is a critical step for mid-sized truckload carriers aiming to scale effectively and sustain long-term competitiveness.

Business

Post Office Asks to Cut a Delivery Day

The U.S. Postmaster General asked a Senate subcommittee Wednesday to allow the U.S. Postal Service to reduce its six-days-a-week delivery schedule to five days, news services reported.

January 28, 2009
Business

Fed Holds Interest Rate at Record Low

The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to keep a key U.S. interest rate at a record low “target range” of zero to 0.25%.

January 28, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment

Storm System Leaves Icy Roads in Many States

A large storm system stretching from Arkansas into the Northeast has left roads with as much as three inches of ice in many areas, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

January 28, 2009
Government, Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern’s 4Q Profit Improves

Norfolk Southern Corp. said its fourth-quarter profit rose 13% on higher shipping costs, though its intermodal business declined.

January 28, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

C.H. Robinson’s 4Q Income Rises

Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide said its fourth-quarter profit rose to $88.9 million, or 52 cents a share, from $85.3 million, or 49 cents, a year ago.

January 27, 2009
Business

Marten’s 4Q Income Improves

Refrigerated truckload carrier Marten Transport’s fourth-quarter net income rose to $5.8 million, or 27 cents a share, from $3 million, or 14 cents a year ago.

January 27, 2009
Business, Safety

December Truck Tonnage Plunges 14.1%

Truck tonnage plummeted 14.1% in December from the same month last year, the biggest year-over-year decrease since February 1996, American Trucking Associations said late Monday.

January 27, 2009
Business

Con-way Reports 4Q Loss

Con-way Inc. late Monday reported a fourth-quarter loss, suspended its full-year earnings outlook and set a pay freeze for management and administrative employees.

January 27, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Drops 2.8¢ to $2.268

Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 2.8 cents to $2.268 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.

January 27, 2009