Truck tonnage in June rose 5.4% from a year earlier, the eighth consecutive year-over-year increase, and the largest year-over-year gain since January 2005, American Trucking Associations said.
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Goodyear’s 2Q Profit Rises on International Sales
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s second-quarter profit rose to $75 million, or 31 cents a share, from $56 million, or 26 cents, in 2007 as stronger international sales offset a slip in the North American market, the company said Thursday.
July 31, 2008
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Coast Guard Sets First Dates For TWIC Card Requirement
The U.S. Coast Guard has begun setting dates when truckers and others who enter ports in ports must have the government-issued Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, that is meant to prevent terror attacks on the docks.
July 31, 2008Iowa Highway Reopens After Flood Repairs
Part of Iowa Highway 1 that had been severely damaged by heavy flooding last month has reopened, the state's transportation department said Wednesday.
July 30, 2008Cummins’ Profits Rise as Engine Demand Recovers
Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc., said that its second-quarter profits rose to a record as overseas demand bolstered a recovering North American truck-engine market.
July 30, 2008Covenant Reports 2Q Earnings
Covenant Transportation Group said late Tuesday it lost $2.3 million,
or 17 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with a loss of
$11.3 million, or 80 cents, a year ago.
Covenant Reports 2Q Earnings
Covenant Transportation Group said late Tuesday it lost $2.3 million,
or 17 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with a loss of
$11.3 million, or 80 cents, a year ago.
Kemp Promoted to President, COO of ABF Freight
Wesley Kemp was appointed president and chief operating officer of
less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System, the company said.
EPA Postpones Decision on Texas Request To Cut National Renewable Fuel Mandate
The Environmental Protection Agency postponed until early August its decision on whether to grant a request from Texas to cut the national renewable fuels mandate in half, citing the huge number of comments EPA has received on the issue, which has pitted livestock growers against grain producers.
July 28, 2008Intermodal Volumes Fall for Week
Overall rail freight volumes rose for the week ended July 19, but
intermodal traffic declined from year-ago levels, the Association of
American Railroads said.