Truck tonnage rose 3.6% in January from the same month last year, American Trucking Associations said.
February 28, 2012GovernmentBusiness
NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 11.6% in December
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 11.6% in December from a year ago, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
February 28, 2012Business
YRC Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss
YRC Worldwide reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $86.2 million, or $12.40 a share, compared with a profit of $15.4 million that was aided by an income tax refund in the year-earlier period.
February 28, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Jumps 9.1¢, Vaults Past $4 a Gallon
Diesel jumped 9.1 cents to $4.051 a gallon, the first time it has topped $4 since November and the highest price since May, the Department of Energy said.
February 28, 2012BusinessAutonomous
Visteon Posts Fourth-Quarter Loss
Truck and automobile parts maker Visteon Corp. reported a fourth-quarter loss of $26 million, or 51 cents a share, compared with a profit a year ago.
February 28, 2012BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Consumer Confidence Jumps to One-Year High
Consumer confidence climbed this month to the highest level in a year, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.
February 28, 2012BusinessEquipment
Cooper Tire Reports Higher 4Q Profit, Resolves Labor Dispute
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported a fourth-quarter profit and said it reached agreement with the United Steelworkers union ending a three-month lockout at an Ohio plant.
February 28, 2012Business
Durable Orders Drop 4% in January
Durable goods orders fell 4% in January, the biggest drop in three years, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
February 28, 2012EditorialBusinessFuelGovernment
Editorial: Worrisome Fuel Prices
Once again, fuel prices are in the worrisome range, just as most of us are beginning to accept that the recession is really over and better times are ahead.
February 27, 2012Business
DOT Urges More Mexican Truckers to Participate in Cross-Border Program
U.S. Department of Transportation officials have urged more Mexican carriers to apply for the cross-border trucking program, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
February 27, 2012