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Evan Lockridge

Former Business Contributing Editor

Evan Lockridge worked for Heavy Duty Trucking for 20 years until 2018. A consummate "news guy" since the 1980s, he began covering trucking in 1990 on nationwide radio, print and digitally.

He is the recipient of four Jesse H. Neal honors.

Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 25, 2015

Economic Watch: New Home Sales Dip

Sales of new single-family homes slipped in January from the month before but are up compared to the same time a year earlier.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 24, 2015

Donaldson Profit Falls Slightly in Most Recent Quarter

Donaldson released financial results for its fiscal second quarter ending at the close of January, showing a 14% drop in net earnings despite a small uptick in sales.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 24, 2015

Economic Watch: Consumer Confidence Falls, Service Sector Rebounds Strongly

Consumer confidence fell this month from a more than seven-year high last month, according to a new report from the private research group The Conference Board.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 23, 2015

Average Diesel Price Increases for Third Straight Week to $2.90

The average U.S. cost of on-highway diesel has increased for the third straight week since hitting a five-year low early this month, according to the U.S. Energy Department.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 23, 2015

Economic Watch: Existing Home Sales Fall, Total Construction Rises

Existing-home sales in the U.S. declined in January to their lowest rate in nine months, but the pace was higher than a year ago for the fourth straight month, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 23, 2015

FTC Looks to Stop Merger Combining Two of Nation’s Largest Private Fleets

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an administrative complaint charging that the proposed merger of Sysco and US Foods would violate the antitrust laws by significantly reducing competition nationwide and in 32 local markets for foodservice distribution services.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 19, 2015

Dana Holding More Than Doubles 4th Quarter Profit

The vehicle component manufacturer Dana Holding Corp. on Thursday reported net income for the final quarter of 2014 more than doubled from the same time a year earlier.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 19, 2015

Economic Watch: Leading Indicators Increase at Slower Pace

A measure of where the American economy is headed three to six months down the road registered another monthly increase but the pace was slower than in recent months.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 18, 2015

XPO Logistics Trims Quarterly Losses

XPO Logistics released financial numbers on Wednesday showing a net loss of $9.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared with a net loss of $10.6 million for the same period in 2013.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 18, 2015

Spot Freight Rates Continue Decline as Capacity Rebounds

The amount of freight available to haul declined 4.5% the second week of February compared to the week before while capacity increased 10%, causing rates to slide in the major equipment categories for the third straight week.

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