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Clarke Inc. is offering 75 cents per unit for full ownership of the Art in Motion Income Fund .

The American Trucking Associations said total goods shipped by truck in the U.S. rose for the second consecutive month in June, but the trade group's chief economist suggested the nation's overall economy might ...

YRC Worldwide, reporting yesterday, also announced a fall in revenue and a loss over the first half of the year.

Fuel Impact on the Trucking Industry and You This is what will happen to the small trucking companies, and what you will see in the industry to the door step.

The American Trucking Association filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, alleging that the Clean Trucks Program will squeeze out small trucking companies in favor of ...

Tom Wadewitz - JP Morgan Chase & Co. Jason Seidl - Dahlman Rose & Co. Matt Troy - Citigroup Justin Yagerman - Wachovia Securities David Campbell - Thompson Davis Tom Albrecht - Stevens, Inc.

Behind this year's surge in trucking company failures, brought on largely by the double-whammy of slow freight and skyrocketing fuel prices, is another ominous trend: a sharp increase in the number of motor ...

Targeted to executive-level dealers, truck and component manufacturers, and suppliers, the event focuses on issues facing the commercial trucking industry, including panel discussions, presentations and peer ...

A United Parcel Service driver in Crystal Lake, Ill., was delivered to his grave following his death by one of the company's vehicles, his wife says.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Thomasville, N.C., saw revenue rise 16.2% to $417.8 million for the second quarter of 2008, from $359.6 million for the second quarter of 2007.

Thomasville-based Old Dominion Freight Lines posted profits of $23.9 million, or 64 cents per diluted share, up 6 percent from second quarter 2007.

The dividend is payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 24, 2008, and is expected to be paid on September 8, 2008.

In this Jan. 30, 2008 file photo, United Parcel Service worker Rod Rodriguez delivers a package in Palo Alto, Calif.

A Stamford man was arraigned in Danbury Superior Court earlier this week in connection with 30 pounds of marijuana that were sent to a Sand Hill Road address in Bethel.

A strike by United Parcel Service workers could hit the Chicago metropolitan area next week.

Clarke Inc. announces that it has acquired 894,500 units of Supremex Income Fund bringing its total holdings in Supremex to 7,410,800 units representing approximately 25.28% of the total outstanding units of ...

Forward Air Corporation reported record revenue, operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the second quarter and the six months that ended on June 30.

Shares of Arkansas Best Corp. of Forth Smith saw its shares plummet 20 percent in trading on Wednesday after it issued a second-quarter report showing profit down 17 percent.

High diesel prices continue to create challenges for trucking company Werner Enterprises.

Ohio lawmakers plan to hold a hearing in Wilmington within a month to get more input about plans by a package delivery service to move its operation out of southwest Ohio.

A self-employed painter from Stamford was behind bars Tuesday after state police arrested him Monday evening while they said he was trying to pick up 23 pounds of marijuana.

An Arizona legislative candidate has received notice from United Parcel Service saying his campaign logo is too similar to that of the package delivery company.

United Parcel Service Inc. , the world's largest package-delivery company, said second-quarter profit fell 21 percent as fuel costs rose and the cooling economy damped domestic shipments.

In this Jan. 30, 2008 file photo, United Parcel Service worker Rod Rodriguez delivers a package in Palo Alto, Calif.

' Forward Air Corp. today reported its second quarter profit increased 5.5 percent to $12.1 million, or 42 cents per diluted share, from $11.5 million, or 38 cents per diluted share in the same period a year ...

While the trucking industry in the US calls on Washington to take action to reduce fuel prices, an Associated Press story suggests regulators are actually considering a 10 cent per gallon increase.

UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, reports second-quarter earnings on Tuesday.

Landstar System, Jacksonville, Fla., reported record second quarter revenue, operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share in the 2008 13-week period ended June 28.

Today's interview is with senior analyst Ann Heffron, who discusses CSX Corporation , Werner Enterprises, Inc.

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An alert United Parcel Service truck washer may have prevented considerable damage to a west side warehouse early Friday.

ATLANTA, GA, July 17 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Malicious spammers have used fake United Parcel Service invoices to distribute malware as part of the latest social engineering ploy to fool unsuspecting recipients into ...

We have all seen how the cost of fuel has eaten away at margins across the global economic spectrum, but how has it directly affecting the transportation industry? We spoke with Zacks senior equities analyst ...

Two men who admitted to the 2006 slaying of a motorist have been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

USA Truck did not just beat earnings expectations for second quarter 2008. It beat them black and blue.

Investigators with the Major Crimes Unit have identified William R. Boyd and Diondre J. Cooper.

USA Truck Inc. is up more than 25% today after announcing better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.

Many investors might logically assume that the trucking industry would be doing poorly in an environment of soaring oil and diesel prices, and a slowing economy, but J.B. Hunt Transport Services recently ...

Jon Langenfeld - Robert W. Baird & Co. Nathan Brochmann - William Blair & Company Presentation Operator Joining us today from Landstar are Henry Gerkens, President and Chief Executive Officer; Jim Gattoni, Vice ...

Old Dominion Freight Lines gained 20% yesterday for a very good reason. While other truck haulers are jacking up their prices or simply collapsing under the weight of fuel costs , Old Dominion is actually ...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Truckload carrier USA Truck's second-quarter profit rose to $2.1 million, or 21 cents per share, from $1.6 million, or 15 cents, a year ago.

Garfield County Sheriff's Office deputies were at the scene where an armed man may have barricaded himself in his house late Wednesday.

Shares of Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. soared Wednesday after the trucking company said improving tonnage, stable pricing and improving productivity would drive its second-quarter profit above Wall Street's ...

U.S. stocks rose, helping the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rebound from the lowest level since 2005, after profit at Wells Fargo & Co.

Intermodal and non-asset-based business helped J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Lowell, Ark., to second quarter 2008 net earnings of $50.6 million, compared to 2007 second quarter earnings of $63.9 million.

YRC North American Transportation has named Phil Gaines to president of Yellow Transportation.

Speed limiters may be an affront to NAFTA, so says the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association .

Trucking company J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said its second-quarter profit fell 21 percent, as the prior-year quarter included a one-time gain, but results came in ahead of Wall Street expectations.

Sen. Sherrod Brown says he will give DHL officials in Wilmington petitions bearing more than 9,000 signatures urging the package delivery service to keep its work at its hub in southwest Ohio.

The American Civil Liberties Union has always been involved in controversial cases.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Trucking and third-party logistics firm NFI Industries said Monday it has formed a joint-venture warehousing agreement with Raven Transport.

Truckers hope to get on the receiving end of any carbon-trading system to clean pollution from the air.

Washington D.C. Bureau Today's News Lincoln Makes Another Bid To Change State Usury Limit WASHINGTON - Sen.

British Columbia's new carbon tax is far from revenue neutral for the province's trucking industry some say, because it imposes a tax burden that transfers wealth to other taxpayers.

TSX: CKI; CKI.DB; CKI.DB.A HALIFAX, July 11 /CNW/ - Clarke Inc. announces that it has acquired 100,000 units of Bonnett's Energy Services Trust bringing its total holdings in Bonnett's to 2,513,330 units ...

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DAYTON, Ohio - Democrat Barack Obama said Friday that the potential loss of thousands of jobs in Ohio underscores the urgency of dealing with the nation's economic troubles.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Missoula, Mont.-based Jim Palmer Trucking plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, following similar filings by two of its subsidiaries, the Associated ...

Boyd Gaming Corporation is down more than 9% today to a 52-week low as the casino industry continues to feel the pressure of an unsteady economy, lower consumer spending and decreases in travel.

BUENA VISTA -- A United Parcel Service deliveryman was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when he ran in front of a car as a dog chased him, state police said.

THE trucking industry will hold an emergency meeting with the State Government today to warn it is on the verge of collapse.

Three Georgia companies have made Black Enterprise magazine's fourth annual "40 Best Companies for Diversity" list.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises has named John White president of U.S. Xpress Inc. Since joining the company in June 2005, White has had the primary responsibility of overseeing truckload operations.

Montgomery and Countryside Fire District firefighters and Montgomery Police were kept busy late last Wednesday night and early Thursday morning dealing first with a chemical spill at a local plant and then a ...

Green Bay-based Schneider National has launched a new program aimed at getting more veterans on the road as trucking owner-operators. Schneider launched the Schneider National Veterans Owner-Operator program in ...

LINCOLN, NEEven though the nation¹s cars don¹t run on diesel fuel, every American consumer is saving money as soy biodiesel adds to the fuel supply for the trucking industry.

NFI Industries, a leading provider of third party logistics, freight, warehousing, distribution and packaging services, today announced that it has formed a joint venture warehousing agreement with Raven ...

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. today announced the addition of Ken Ludwig as the Vice President of Human Resources.

Athens-Clarke firefighter Dustin Jackson climbs up to help fellow firefighter Mike Ivy, center, open the door of an Atlas Van Lines truck that tipped over Monday on Old Epps Bridge Road.

Old Dominion Freight Line has released a Web-based shipment tracker called the Shipping Dashboard.

Celadon Group Inc. will release its fiscal fourth quarter and year-end financial results on Monday, Aug.

The June 29 story said Johnson Petroleum Inc., doing business as Ray's Truck Wash in Fort Wayne , IN , rakes in annual revenue of $5 million to $6 million.

Friday , July 04, 2008 at 2242 hrs Strikes by truckers protesting taxes and other matters concerning government policy have become an annual event.

Federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is hanging his political future on one. British Columbians are now dealing with the reality of one.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. has appointed Thomas Glaser as president of Arnold Transportation Services Inc.

According to the Twenty Mule Team Museum in California, each train was 100-foot long, and carried ten tonnes of the ore... That's ten tonnes from 190 feet below sea level to an elevation of 2,000 feet in ...

Old Dominion Freight Line has appointed Dee Dee Cox director of human resources development, where she will oversee management staff education, develop management training programs and oversee employee ...

GPS technology undoubtedly is an effective tool for providing real-time mapping and location-based services.

National finance spokesman Bill English said his party had not yet decided whether to revoke the tax if it leads the next Government.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. announced today that it plans to release its 2008 second quarter financial results before opening of trading on Thursday, July 24, 2008.

British mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley said today it's revising its plans to raise new capital.

FFE Transportation Services, Inc. announced today that at last week's annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Landstar Global Logistics, Inc.

Talks between Government and the trucking industry on diesel road user charges are unlikely to result in a backdown on this week's price increase, Prime Minister Helen Clark says.

Carol Silvoy of Laurel gives a hug to longtime UPS deliveryman Barron Brooks during his retirement party in Laurel on June 26.

However, Malaysian small- and medium-sized enterprises remain upbeat about their business growth prospects, says United Parcel Service managing director MALAYSIAN small- and medium-sized enterprises are less ...

INDIANAPOLIS Celadon Trucking Services, a unit of Celadon Group, has been honored by Ryder System as its 2007 Carrier of the Year among national truckload providers.

" Sen. John Ensign praised voluntary measures to conserve fuel, but he quickly dismissed the idea of a national speed limit.

ASHWAUBENON - Finding a job in the civilian world after serving in the military can be a daunting task.

The best in his fleet of 10 big rigs, the Volvo gets just 5 miles per gallon - "if we're lucky," said Winebrenner, vice president of Winebrenner Transfer Inc.

Nasdaq notified Velocity Express Corp., whose stock traded at a high of $19.35 in the past year, risks being delisted because the company's common stock closed below $1 for 30 consecutive business days Nasdaq ...

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