newsworthy UPS blows out Q2 results July 22, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Per-share earnings rise 71 percent; operating profits up 57 percent; revenue climbs 13 percent.Read More
newsworthy Survey: Truckers see credit crunch continuing July 19, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Lenders unlikely to loosen purse strings before year's end, carriers say.Read More
newsworthy At 23 cents a share, YRC stock is either dirt-cheap or bear trap July 14, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Trucker's Q2 results beat analysts' expectations, but LTL giant still faces daunting obstacles.Read More
newsworthy YRC sells most of logistics unit to private equity firm June 25, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Move will allow troubled carrier to focus on core trucking business.Read More
newsworthy Con-way Freight, Cat Logistics ink expanded LTL deal June 25, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Trucker will provide all LTL service for Caterpillar division from 27 states plus Mexico and Canada.Read More
newsworthy Worst-ever driver shortage looming, trucking executives warn June 24, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Motor carriers contend that rising demand, demographic trends, and new safety regulations will conspire to reduce the pool of qualified drivers.Read More
newsworthy FedEx posts strong fiscal Q4 results June 18, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Transport giant's air, parcel segments show solid growth; LTL remains weak operating link.Read More
newsworthy Con-way unit says first to use Twitter as load-finding, matching tool June 9, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments New Con-way TweetLoad service will allow carriers to view info on available shipments.Read More
newsworthy First half of 2010 sees better days for transport but can it continue? June 7, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Current good times have put the 2008-09 nightmare in rear-view mirror. But some experts question how long it can last.Read More
newsworthy Truckers falling short in hiring drivers, study says June 3, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Consultant warns that industry lacks resources to recruit and train enough drivers to meet expected ramp-up in demand.Read More