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J.B. Hunt鈥檚 2Q Earnings More Than Double

J.B. Hunt Transport Services said its second-quarter profit more than doubled on higher freight and a stronger economy.

July 16, 2010
BusinessLogistics

Express-1 Names New Concert Group CEO

Express-1 Expedited Solutions has named Dan Para chief executive officer of Concert Group Logistics.

July 16, 2010
BusinessGovernment

Consumer Confidence Hits One-Year Low

A month after hitting the highest level in two years, consumer confidence reached a one-year low, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.

July 16, 2010
BusinessGovernment

Consumer Price Index Falls in June

The consumer price index dropped 0.1% in June, the third consecutive decline, the Labor Department said Friday.

July 16, 2010
Business

Daimler Signs Agreement with Chinese Truck Maker

Daimler AG signed an agreement with Beiqi Foton Motor Co. on Friday to set up a 6.35 billion yuan ($940 million) venture to make medium and heavy duty trucks in Beijing, as the two seek to boost sales in China, Bloomberg reported.

July 16, 2010
Business

Delaware Center Reopens With APUs, Web Access

The newly remodeled service center on Interstate 95 in Delaware has reopened with 50 truck parking spaces equipped with new electrification hook-up stations for auxiliary power units and Internet access.

July 16, 2010
BusinessLogistics

Intermodal Traffic Jumps 19.2% in June

Intermodal rail traffic rose 19.2% for the month of June, the Association of American Railroads said, the largest year-to-year increase since AAR began keeping records in 1990.

July 15, 2010
Business

Mexico to Reopen Monterrey-Laredo Toll Road to Trucks Only

Mexico will gradually reopen a toll highway linking Monterrey, Mexico, to Laredo, Texas, to large commercial trucks only and exempt them from paying tolls, Bloomberg reported.

July 15, 2010
Business

Con-way Introduces Double-Stacked Trailers

Con-way Inc. said Wednesday it has introduced聽DoubleStack trailers to add more freight to its聽fleet鈥檚 trucks.

July 15, 2010
BusinessEquipment

Philadelphia Factory Index Falls

Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region fell this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

July 15, 2010

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