01 Aug Big Rig Brings Big Smiles for Students With Autism RANDOLPH, Mass. — For weeks and months before it happens each year, students with autism at the Boston Higashi School anticipate members of the Teamsters Local 25 union rolling up to the front door in its big rig. Read more...
01 Aug Consumers Boost Spending 1% as Inflation Remains High WASHINGTON — American consumers increased their spending by 1% in June — a dose of energy for an economy that is quickly rebounding from the pandemic recession but is facing new risks led by the delta variant of the coronavirus. Read more...
01 Aug Caterpillar 2Q Revenue Up on Higher Equipment Demand Rising demand for machinery fueled sales at Caterpillar during the second quarter as the rollout of vaccines helped to revive construction projects. Read more...
01 Aug Exxon Posts $4.7 Billion in Q2 Profit as Fuel Demand Rebounds NEW YORK — ExxonMobil swung back to a profit and topped expectations on profit and revenue during the second quarter as demand for fuel recovered from lows reached earlier in the pandemic. Read more...
29 Jul Amazon Delivers a Mixed Bag of Q2 Results NEW YORK — Amazon on July 29 turned in a mixed bag of results for its fiscal second quarter, coming up short of Wall Street expectations in revenue but beating them on profits. Read more...
29 Jul Saia Reports Q2 Profit, Revenue Increases Saia Inc. reported large second-quarter increases in profit and revenue, helped by improved operating efficiency and the economic rebound from the COVID-19 recession. Read more...
29 Jul Norfolk Southern Posts Increase in Earnings, Revenue for Q2 Norfolk Southern Corp. saw increases in profit and revenue in the second quarter, the Class I railroad reported July 28. Read more...
29 Jul Senate Infrastructure Plan Receives Bipartisan Backing A vote in the U.S. Senate to launch debate on a comprehensive infrastructure bill and the passage of fiscal 2022 transportation funding in the House of Representatives coalesced to create an unofficial “infrastructure week” spearheaded by congressional funding proponents and the Biden White House. Read more...
29 Jul C.H. Robinson Reports Q2 Earnings, Revenue Spikes C.H. Robinson saw a 34.6% increase in net income during the second quarter, the company reported July 27. Read more...
29 Jul Pennsylvania Truckers Object to Proposed Doubling of Registration Fee A Pennsylvania’s transportation funding panel has proposed gas-tax alternative options that include a doubling of vehicle registration fees, which a state trucking leader said would lead to interstate trucking companies registering their trucks in other states. Read more...