Food-services provider and private fleet operator Sysco Corp. said Monday its fiscal third-quarter operating income fell to $740.6 million, or $1.24 a share, from $772 million, or $1.26, a year ago.
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Going 鈥楪reen鈥 Can Offer Dealers Financial Benefits, Panelists Say
OXON HILL, Md. 鈥 Truck dealers and their fleet customers who feel forced to concern themselves with government environmental regulations should consider embracing the subject, as 鈥済reen鈥 issues carry increasing weight with the shipping business community and conservation can lead to better profitability, said panelists at a dealer workshop here.
April 28, 2009Bernanke: Economy May Start to Grow This Year
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the economy will probably start to grow later this year, the Associated Press reported.
May 5, 2009Construction Spending Increases 0.3%
Construction spending rose in March for the first time in six months, the Commerce Department said Monday.
May 4, 2009Wabash Makes 790 Layoffs Permanent
Wabash National Corp. has told the 790 workers it laid off in January that it does not expect to call them back, the Associated Press reported Saturday.
May 4, 2009Xata Narrows Loss in 2Q
Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said Monday it lost $443,000, or 5 cents per share, in its fiscal second quarter, compared with a loss of $1.3 million, or 17 cents, a year ago.
May 4, 2009Diesel Falls 1.6垄 to $2.185
The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a third consecutive week, dropping 1.6 cents to $2.185, the Department of Energy said.
May 5, 2009Love's Travel Stops to Install DEF Containers for 2010 Trucks
Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores said it will begin installing bulk containers for diesel exhaust fluid, an additive needed for most 2010 diesel truck engines, at 50 of its truck stops beginning in the fourth quarter of this year.
May 4, 2009EPA Faces Question on Ethanol鈥檚 Effects
The Environmental Protection Agency is close to proposing standards for ethanol use, but officials face a question on whether or not ethanol鈥檚 indirect effects on the environment should be considered in the rule-making process, the Associated Press reported Sunday.
May 4, 2009Dynamex Lowers FY 2009 Guidance
Dynamex has lowered its earnings guidance for the 2009 fiscal year, saying that a downturn in shipping volumes will bring sales down.
May 1, 2009