Opinion: Choosing Truck-Driving Instructors
Last January, our company launched an “instructor-of-the month” program. We began by inviting directors of truck-driver training programs to nominate individuals, and then we interviewed the winning instructors.
February 12, 2009Consumer Confidence Index Declines
U.S. consumer confidence declined this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan’s final monthly consumer sentiment index released Thursday.
February 12, 2009Retail Sales Rise 1% in January
Retail sales rose 1% in January, halting a six-month slide, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
February 12, 2009Jobless Claims Decline for Week
Initial jobless claims fell last week and continuing claims reached a new record the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
February 12, 2009Business Inventories See Largest Decline Since 2001
Business inventories fell 1.3% in December, the fourth consecutive month of decline and the largest drop since 2001, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
February 12, 2009Pacer Reports Loss for 4Q, Year
Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said late Wednesday it took a fourth-quarter loss of $65.1 million, or $1.87 a share, compared with a profit of $20.6 million, or 59 cents, a year earlier.
February 11, 2009DOT Freight Transportation Index Falls 3%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index declined 3% in December from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
February 11, 2009Rush Reports Lower 4Q Profit
Truck dealership Rush Enterprises said its fourth-quarter net income fell to $5.1 million, or 14 cents a share, from $12.3 million, or 32 cents, a year ago.
February 11, 2009Wright Express Reports Higher 4Q Income
Wright Express Corp. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose to $65.2 million, or $1.66 a share, from $4.6 million, or 11 cents, a year ago.
February 11, 2009Express-1 Reports Higher 4Q Profit
Express-1 Expedited Solutions’ fourth-quarter profit rose to $587,000, from $457,000 a year ago, while its per-share income held at 2 cents.
February 11, 2009