The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index rose 0.8% in March from the same month last year, DOT said Wednesday.
May 9, 2012BusinessFuel
Clean Energy鈥檚 1Q Loss Widens on One-Time Charge
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. reported its first-quarter loss widened, in part due to one-time costs.
May 10, 2012Business
Wabash Buys Bulk-Trailer Maker Walker Group
Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. said it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Walker Group Holdings.
May 9, 2012BusinessEquipment
Commercial Vehicle Group Reports Higher 1Q Income
Commercial Vehicle Group鈥檚 first-quarter profit improved, the truck and auto components maker said.
May 9, 2012BusinessFuel
DOE Lowers Price Forecasts for Diesel, Gasoline, Crude Oil
Diesel fuel will average聽$4.06 a gallon this year, the Department of Energy said, lowering a previous forecast.
May 9, 2012BusinessLogistics
First-Quarter Intermodal Volume Gains 5.8% Year-Over-Year
Intermodal traffic volume rose 5.8% in the first quarter from a year ago, the Intermodal Association of North America said.
May 9, 2012Business
Wholesale Inventories Rise
Wholesale inventories rose 0.3% in March, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
May 9, 2012BusinessEquipment
Goodyear, Cooper Tire Report Mixed 1Q Results
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reported a first-quarter loss, citing refinancing charges that offset higher revenue.
May 9, 2012Business
Quality to Buy N.D. Tank Truck Company
Quality Distribution has reached an agreement to purchase Wylie Bice Trucking LLC and RM Resources LLC, in a deal worth up to $98.3 million.
May 9, 2012Business
Highway Deaths Fall to Record Low
Highway fatalities fell last year to the lowest rate per miles driven since such record-keeping began in 1921, the Associated Press reported, citing U.S. government data.
May 8, 2012