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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

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Railroads Report Mixed 1Q Earnings

Norfolk Southern Corp. and Canadian Pacific reported their first-quarter profit increased but Canadian National said its profit declined.

April 24, 2013
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Swift Reports Higher 1Q Profit

Swift Transportation Co. said its first-quarter net income rose to $23.4 million, or 17 cents per share, from $6.2 million, or 4 cents, a year ago.

April 23, 2013
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Forward Air鈥檚 First-Quarter Income Rises

Forward Air Corp. said its first-quarter net income rose from a year ago, and that its revenue also improved.

April 19, 2013
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TransForce Reports Lower 1Q Profit

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its first-quarter net income dropped, on persistent softness in the economy.

April 19, 2013
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Kansas City Southern鈥檚 1Q Income Rises

Kansas City Southern鈥檚 first-quarter income rose to $104.2 million, or 94 cents a share, from $75.3 million, or 68 cents, a year ago.

April 19, 2013
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Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.3% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 3.3% to 241,987 units last week, over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

April 19, 2013
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Hub Group Reports Record 1Q Earnings

Hub Group Inc. late Thursday reported record first-quarter earnings on higher revenue at its intermodal, logistics and truck brokerage units.

April 18, 2013
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Union Pacific鈥檚 1Q Profit Rises 11%

Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 11%, as higher prices drove freight revenue up.

April 18, 2013
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CSX Reports Higher 1Q Profit

Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp. reported higher first-quarter profit from a year ago.

April 17, 2013
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Wheels Group鈥檚 4Q Income Rises

Canadian logistics company Wheels Group said its fourth-quarter earnings before interest and taxes rose during a shortened reporting period.

April 15, 2013