Logistics News
Soft Pricing, Rigid Costs Diminish 1Q Profits for Hub Group
Sandwiched between 鈥渟oft pricing鈥 and unyielding costs, intermodal, trucking and brokerage company Hub Group reported a significant decline in first-quarter net income even as revenue increased.
April 26, 2017Truckload Profits Fall at TFI, Knight, Patriot Transportation; Rise at Forward Air
Truckload carriers continued to struggle as three out of four companies reported lower quarterly earnings versus 2016 levels as the industry struggles with excess capacity and lower prices.
April 26, 2017Norfolk Southern Profits Up 12%, Beat Analyst Estimates
Norfolk Southern Corp. announced that profits increased 12% in the first quarter as a result of strong rebounds in coal and intermodal business compared with early 2016.
April 26, 2017Ed Hamberger of AAR on Infrastructure, Trucking Relationship
Ed Hamberger, CEO of Association of American Railroads, talks with TT's Eugene Mulero about his industry's interest in improving infrastructure and funding plans for it, as well as the relationship between the freight rail and trucking industries.
April 26, 2017Swift Suffers in First Quarter as Profits Plunge 84%
Swift Transportation reported profits plunged 84% in the first quarter compared with 2016 as truckload carriers suffered from continued excess capacity and lower contract prices than they had hoped for this year.
April 25, 2017Platinum Equity to Buy American Traffic Solutions
Platinum Equity has agreed to buy American Traffic Solutions, a company that provides red-light and speed safety cameras along with automated toll-payment and violation-management systems in the United States and Canada.
April 24, 2017Mack, SAF Holland Roll Out Extra-Heavy-Duty Options
MONTREAL聽鈥 Equipment manufacturers Mack Trucks and SAF Holland rolled out extra-heavy-duty options here at the ExpoCam truck show, while an executive with trailer maker Manac Inc. pointed out that his customers often have to heat their dry vans.
April 24, 2017Editorial: Saving the Planet? It鈥檚 on Us
While President Donald Trump is calling for reversals of some environmental regulations, it鈥檚 important to note what isn鈥檛 changing. And that is the commitment that freight carriers, truck makers and even some shippers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are making to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
April 24, 2017Opinion: Solutions to Help Eliminate Late Payments
There is nothing fun about not getting paid for the loads you have hauled. But unfortunately, every small trucking company and owner-operator will encounter clients who sometimes take 45 to 60 days 鈥 or longer 鈥 to pay.
April 24, 2017Profits Up at CSX, Decline at CP in 1Q; Harrison Pushes for Rail Consolidation
Rail freight companies began the earnings season with mixed results as profits rose 1.7% at CSX Corp. but plunged 20% at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago.
April 24, 2017