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DOT Approves I-73 Project in South Carolina

The Department of Transportation said Friday that South Carolina can move forward with its plans to build Interstate 73 in the state.

February 8, 2008
Business

UTI Worldwide to Cut Workforce

Freight forwarder UTI Worldwide plans to cut its workforce by 7%, eliminate divisions in the Americas and Africa and restructure management in an effort to its boost its profitability, the company said Friday.

February 8, 2008
BusinessGovernment

Wholesale Inventories Rise 1.1%

Wholesale inventories rose 1.1% in December, though sales fell 0.7%, the Commerce Department said Friday.

February 8, 2008
BusinessSafety

Truck Fatality Figures Reach Record Lows, ATA Says

Three of the primary measures of large truck safety fell to record lows in 2006, American Trucking Associations said Friday.

February 8, 2008
Business

Vitran’s Fourth-Quarter Income Declines

Vitran Corp. said Friday its fourth-quarter profit was $1.7 million, or 12 cents a share, down from $5 million, or 37 cents, a year earlier.

February 8, 2008
BusinessSafetyGovernment

P.A.M. Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss

Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services said it lost $840,000, or 8 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, compared with net income of $4.3 million, or 41 cents, a year earlier.

February 8, 2008
BusinessSafetyGovernment

Navteq’s Profit Jumps for Quarter, Year

Navteq Corp., a maker of maps used in transportation navigation, said its fourth-quarter profit rose to $61.9 million, or 61 cents per share, from $42.9 million, or 45 cents, a year earlier.

February 7, 2008
Business

Intermodal Declines for 4Q, Year

Intermodal freight volume fell 1.6% in the fourth quarter of 2007 compared with the previous fourth quarter, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

February 7, 2008
GovernmentBusiness

Wright Express’s 4Q Earnings Dip

Wright Express Corp. said it earned $4.6 million, or 11 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, down from $19 million, or 46 cents, the previous year.

February 7, 2008
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Hub Group’s Fourth-Quarter Earnings Improve

Third-party logistics company and freight broker Hub Group’s fourth-quarter profit rose 33% to a record $18 million, or 47 cents per share, up from $13.5 million, or 34 cents, a year earlier.

February 7, 2008