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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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P.A.M. Turns Fourth-Quarter Profit

Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a fourth-quarter profit after posting a loss in the same quarter last year.

February 9, 2012
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Roadrunner Posts Higher Profit for 4Q, Year

Roadrunner Transportation Systems reported higher fourth-quarter and full-year profits as truckload revenue surged.

February 9, 2012
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Vitran鈥檚 Fourth-Quarter Loss Narrows

Vitran Corp. on Wednesday said its losses for the fourth quarter and full year both declined from a year ago.

February 8, 2012
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Forward Air鈥檚 4Q Income Rises

Forward Air Corp. said late Tuesday its fourth-quarter net income rose to $14.4 million, or 50 cents per share, from $11.8 million, or 41 cents, a year earlier.

February 8, 2012
Government

Senate Passes 4-Year FAA Bill After Five Years of Wrangling

The Senate has passed a long-awaited reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration, avoiding another shutdown like the one that occurred last summer.

February 7, 2012
Government

EPA Funds Available for Drayage Retrofits at Port of Baltimore

The Port of Baltimore is offering short-haul drayage operators and owners who scrap their older engine models up to $20,000 each toward the cost of a Class 8 vehicle that meets or exceeds the 2007 EPA emission certified engine standard.

February 7, 2012
Government

Maryland May Apply 6% Sales Tax to All Diesel, Gasoline Purchases

Maryland Gov. Martin O鈥橫alley is poised, perhaps as early as this week, to send lawmakers a plan to apply the state鈥檚 6% sales tax to diesel and gasoline purchases.

February 7, 2012
BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous

House Panel Drops Big-Truck Plan

Provisions that would have allowed states to permit larger, heavier trucks on interstate highways were voted down last week, just days after the highway reauthorization bill containing the measures was introduced in the House of Representatives.

February 6, 2012
Government

ISM Services Index Jumps in January

An index of the U.S. economy鈥檚 service sector rose in January at the fastest pace in nearly a year, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.

February 3, 2012
BusinessGovernment

ISM Manufacturing Index Hits 7-Month High

January U.S. manufacturing activity rose to the highest level since June, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

February 1, 2012

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