Truck tonnage in December rose 1.4% from a year ago, American Trucking Associations said in its seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index.
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Arkansas Best’s 4Q Profit Dips
Arkansas Best Corp. said Friday its fourth-quarter profit declined to $13.5 million, or 54 cents a share, from $14.2 million, or 56 cents, a year earlier.
January 25, 2008Caterpillar’s Fourth-Quarter Earnings Improve
Heavy equipment and diesel engine manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. said its fourth-quarter profit rose 11% to $975 million, or $1.50 per share, from $882 million, or $1.32, a year ago.
January 25, 2008Union Pacific Reports Higher 4Q Profit
Union Pacific Corp., the largest U.S. freight railroad by revenue, said Thursday its fourth-quarter net income rose to $491 million, or $1.86 per share, from $485 million, or $1.78, a year earlier.
January 24, 2008Cummins to Add 500 Workers
Heavy-duty diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said it will add about 500 professional employees, many of them engineers, over the next two years.
January 24, 2008Railroads, Transport Union Reach Accord
U.S. freight railroads have reached a tentative contract with about 81,000 workers represented by the United Transportation Union, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
January 24, 2008Ford Takes $2.8 Billion Fourth-Quarter Loss
Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $2.8 billion in the fourth quarter, an improvement from the same quarter a year ago, in which it lost twice that amount.
January 24, 2008USA Truck Reports $1.6 Million 4Q Loss
Truckload carrier USA Truck said Thursday it lost $1.6 million in the fourth quarter, due to a “challenging freight environment.â€
January 24, 2008FHWA Chief Capka to Step Down
Federal Highway Administration chief Rick Capka will leave the agency next month, he said in an e-mail to FHWA staff.
January 25, 2008Covenant Reports Fourth-Quarter Profit
Covenant Transportation Group earned $176,000, or 1 cent per share in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $894,000, or 6 cents, a year earlier.
January 24, 2008