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.
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Express-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, 2009Descartes Buys Oceanwide’s Logistics Business
Descartes Systems Group said Thursday it acquired the logistics business of privately held Oceanwide Inc., in an all-cash transaction of about C$10.4 million ($8.4 million).
February 6, 2009Logistics Concerns Could Reduce Overseas Manufacturing
Companies are considering moving their manufacturing away from foreign countries as off-shore manufacturing costs increase, a survey released Monday said.
February 10, 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, 2009UPS, Postal Service Set Retail-Return Partnership
UPS Inc. said Tuesday it is partnering with the U.S. Postal Service for a new retail-return service in which consumers can send returns by UPS via their own mailboxes.
February 10, 2009Expeditors’ 4Q Income Improves
Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said its fourth-quarter net income rose 11% to $77.7 million, or 36 cents a share, from $70.1 million, or 32 cents, a year ago.
February 10, 2009Vitran Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss
Vitran Corp. said Tuesday it lost $ $3.2 million, or 23 cents a share, compared with a profit of $1.7 million, or 12 cents, a year earlier.
February 10, 2009Forward Air’s 4Q Income Drops
Forward Air Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings fell 33% to $8.3 million, or 29 cents a share, from $12.4 million, or 43 cents, a year ago.
February 10, 2009DOE Holds ’09 Diesel Forecast at $2.28 a Gallon
The Energy Department held its projection for diesel prices from a previous forecast, saying trucking’s main fuel would average $2.28 per gallon this year and $2.55 in 2010.
February 10, 2009