International Business News - MRTN http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Trucking analysts at Goldman Sachs on Tuesday said they remain cautious on less-than-truckload companies even though many of them beat third-quarter expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/ahead-of-the-bell-goldman-cautious-on-truckers.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:09:57 EDT Among the earnings stories for Monday, Oct. 20, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/earnings-roundup-amex-texas-instruments.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:29:54 EDT Marten Transport Ltd., which ships food and other goods in temperature-controlled trucks, said Monday that its third-quarter profit doubled as fuel surcharges increased even while diesel prices fell. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/marten-transport-3q-profit-doubles-on-surcharges.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:55:10 EDT That bottle of condensed detergent or your lightweight laptop are making the economic downturn even more difficult to bear for the nation's trucking companies, an economist said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/slimmer-packages-mean-slimmer-profits-for-truckers.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:02:14 EDT A senior Wachovia Corp. analyst said Monday the U.S. economy is in its worst state in nearly three decades, even excluding the yet-unknown effects of the spiraling credit crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/economist-economy-is-worst-in-nearly-30-years.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:46:02 EDT The U.S. truck driver shortage will probably get worse as the U.S. economy starts to recover, the chief economist for the sector's main trade group said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/trucking-labor-crisis-will-worsen-economist-says.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:11:58 EDT New legislation to boost spending on U.S. roads, highways and bridges is the most important initiative for the trucking industry in the coming year, the chief executive of the sector's main trade association said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/trucking-assn-says-infrastructure-top-priority.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:29:24 EDT The Labor Department's nonfarm payrolls report for September showed a drop of 16.1 percent from August in the transportation and warehousing segment of the report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/transportation-payrolls-fell-more-than-16-percent.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:55:46 EDT A Longbow Research analyst upgraded the trucking sector to "Neutral" from "Underweight" Thursday, citing a recent survey in which truckers seem more positive about business improvement going forward than they did just two months ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/ahead-of-the-bell-analyst-lifts-trucking-sector.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:05:36 EDT Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Wednesday it expects overcapacity, poor pricing and soaring fuel costs to plague the trucking sector through at least next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/s-p-sees-trucking-sector-weakness-through-2009.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:49:27 EDT The trucking industry's trade group spent more than $418,000 lobbying in the first quarter on a variety of energy, transportation and environmental issues, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/trucking-industry-group-spent-418k-lobbying-in-1q.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:59:40 EDT Freight activity edged marginally higher in April and a passenger index also rose, according to government data released Wednesday. The Transportation Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics said its freight transportation services index, which measures changes in the output of services by the railroad, air freight and trucking industries, was 109.4 in April, about 0.1 percent higher than the same month last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/dot-says-freight-activity-gained-slightly-in-april.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:34:28 EDT A Stephens Inc. analyst is optimistic prices in the truckload industry will recover next year, predicting rates will rise "quite significantly" as a smaller number of players consolidate market share, offsetting sluggish demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/sector-snap-analyst-sees-truckload-rates-jumping.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:14:18 EDT Trucking stocks slid Tuesday, after a less-than-truckload carrier said it will close its doors, citing high fuel costs, tight credit markets and the overall economic downturn. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/sector-snap-truckers-slide-after-carrier-closes.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 12:48:28 EDT