Saia Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter loss narrowed to $3.2 million, or 21 cents a share, from a loss of $6.3 million, or 47 cents a year ago.
April 29, 2010Business
Covenant’s First-Quarter Loss Narrows
Covenant Transportation Group’s first-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago to $2.2 million, or 15 cents a share, from a loss of $5.5 million, or 39 cents, a year ago.
April 29, 2010Business
Oshkosh Posts Second-Quarter Profit
Oshkosh Corp. said Thursday it turned a profit in its fiscal second quarter on higher military orders, compared with a big loss a year ago.
April 29, 2010Business
Jobless Claims Drop for Week
Initial jobless claims decreased by 11,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
April 29, 2010Business
Fed Again Holds Interest Rate at Record Low
For the 12th straight time, the Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to keep a key U.S. interest rate at a record low “target range” of zero to 0.25%.
April 28, 2010BusinessEquipment
Goodyear’s 1Q Loss Narrows
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Wednesday its first-quarter loss was less than a loss in the same quarter last year.
April 28, 2010Business
Groups Ask FMCSA to Streamline Intermodal Interchange
Trade groups representing ocean carriers and lessors that provide chassis to drayage carriers have asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to streamline the intermodal interchange process and cut down on paperwork for truckers.
April 28, 2010Business
Truck Tonnage Jumps 7.5%
U.S. truck tonnage jumped 7.5% in March from a year ago, the fourth straight year-over-year increase, American Trucking Associations said.
April 28, 2010Business
Vitran’s First-Quarter Loss Narrows
Vitran Corp. said late Tuesday it lost $900,000, or 6 cents a share, in the first quarter, narrowing its loss of $2.4 million, or 17 cents, in the same period last year.
April 28, 2010Business
P.A.M. Lowers First-Quarter Loss
P.A.M. Transportation Services said it lost $315,000 in the first quarter, compared with a $3.3 million loss a year ago.
April 28, 2010