Come May 1, less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line will increase its base rates by an average of 4.3 percent, the company announced. "Our customers are asking for more capacity, and more value added products and services. ...
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Trucking industry leaders announced an industry-wide image and education initiative, Trucking Moves America Forward, on Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Kentucky. “Today’s modern truck drivers are skilled ...
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Con-way Freight is the latest less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier to announce it’s increasing rates. Come March 31, the company will raise its general rate by about 5.4 percent, which will be applicable to non-contractual business. ...
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This Editorial appears in the March 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Signs are increasing that the nation's economic health is steadily improving. It's not a barnburner, and there is still some ...
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Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System will increase general rates and charges by 5.4 percent later this month. Rates will go up by about 5.4 percent effective March 24, but the effect on specific lanes and shipments will vary. ...
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Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc.said its income dropped in the fourth quarter,which it said was mostly due to bad weather. Net income was C$12.3 million,or 13 cents a share in the quarter,down from C$36.1 million,or 37 cents a ...
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FedEx Freight will increase shipping rates by about 3.9 percent, effective. The rate change is for FedEx shipments within Canada, Mexico and the US, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Additional changes ...
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Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its income dropped in the fourth quarter, which was mostly attributed due to bad weather, and Contrans Group reported its earnings increased in 2014. Net income was C$12.3 million, or 13 ...
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Roadrunner Transportation Roadrunner Transportation Inc. said it has acquired Rich Logistics, a Little Rock, Ark.-based trucking company that operates throughout the United States and Mexico. Roadrunner also bought Everett ...
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Bulk prices for diesel exhaust fluid in the United States rose in February for the second consecutive month, Integer Research reported. The national average DEF price grew by 3 cents to $1.57 per gallon for full truckload deliveries of ...
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Universal Truckload Services Inc. said its net income rose in both the fourth quarter of 2013 and the full year. Profit in the fourth quarter grew to $11.3 million, or 38 cents a share, from $2.5 million, or 8 cents, a year earlier, ...
Organic farmers in California face unique issues in this devastating drought, leading some to bow out … or sell cows for hamburger meat San Joaquin Valley organic dairy farmer Tony Azevedo's business has dried up—literally. ...
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Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. said its fourth-quarter profit grew 19.4% as tonnage and revenue increased. The less-than-truckload carrier’s net income was $47.2 million in the quarter, or 55 cents a share, up from $39.5 million, or ...
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P.A.M.Transportation Services reported a fourth-quarter net income compared with a loss the prior year. The truckload carrier reported a profit of$1.3 million,or 15 cents per share,compared with a loss of$311,010,or 4 cents a share,in the ...
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This Editorial appears in the Jan. 27 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Perhaps in addition to reviewing trucking companies’ financial performance, it would be worthwhile to measure such things as the ...
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