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Business

DOT Freight Index Sees First Year-to-Year Gain Since 2008

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 2.6% in March from a year ago, marking the first such increase since July 2008.

May 12, 2010
Business

Navistar Signs 5-Year Truck-Supply Pact With J.B. Hunt

Navistar Inc. has signed a long-term agreement to supply J.B. Hunt Transport Services with International brand commercial trucks through 2014.

May 11, 2010
Business

Marten’s First-Quarter Profit Dips

Refrigerated truckload carrier Marten Transport’s first-quarter profit fell slightly, though trucking and logistics revenue improved due in part to higher fuel surcharges.

April 20, 2010