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NewsJuly 27, 2009

Diesel Prices Back Up After Month-long Fall

Average national diesel prices were up 3.2 cents this week, the first jump since June 22, according to the Department of Energy

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NewsJuly 27, 2009

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Down 2.4 Percent In June

American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.4 percent in June

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NewsJuly 27, 2009

Pennsylvania Ramps Up Privatization Efforts

Pennsylvania has reintroduced a state bill to allow for public-private partnerships to pay for road and bridge work, as well as plans to reapply for federal approval to add tolls to Interstate 80 by year's end

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NewsJuly 24, 2009

Carriers Less Pessimistic About Third Quarter

More trucking companies are not looking back on the first two quarters of this year, as pessimism in the industry subsides somewha

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NewsJuly 24, 2009

Second Quarter Brings Losses to Saia

Affected by weak tonnage levels and a competitive pricing environment, Saia posted second quarter losses of $1.7 million and a 21 percent decrease in revenue

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

Con-way Sees Declines in Profit, Revenue

Con-way's net income for the second quarter dropped to $31.5 million, compared to $48.7 million for the second quarter of 2008. Revenue also fell 21.2 percent to $1.06 billio

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

ATA Economist: There Are Signs of Life in the Desert

It's been a steep downhill slide, the worst in decades, and recovery will be slow, but there are indications that we are approaching the bottom, says Bob Costello, chief economist for the American Trucking Associations. "We are just starting to see signs of economic life," Costello said Thursday by way of introduction to a Web-based overview of the outlook for the economy and trucking in particular

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

Georgia to Shutter Two Rest Stops on I-85

The Georgia Department of Transportation will permanently close the I-85 northbound rest area in Franklin County as well as the I-85 southbound rest area in Gwinnett County

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

UPS's Profits Down 49 Percent in 2Q

UPS's second quarter profit declined by almost half, coming in at $445 million, or 44 cents a share, compared to $873 million, or 85 cents a share, during the second quarter of 200

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NewsJuly 22, 2009

Knight's 2Q Results Show Little Change

Knight Transportation saw little change in its income and revenue from the second quarter of last yea

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