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Prince Harry has won a battle with defence chiefs and will return to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban. The prince has already served one tour as a forward air controller directing air strikes. Now the 24-year-old is likely to be more in the thick of it as a lieutenant with the Blues and Royals. After his first [...]
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Con-Way Inc., which operates the former CFI trucking firm in Joplin, filed the following news release with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday: Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) today announced that 2008 full-year earnings from continuing operations are expected to be between $2.60 and $2.80 per diluted share. Previously, Con-way expected 2008 full-year diluted earnings per share from continuing...
The Kansas City Business Journal (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
YRC Worldwide Inc. borrowed $325 million from its senior revolving credit facility to pay down debt that carries higher interest rates.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
YRC Worldwide Inc., one of the nation’s largest trucking companies, said Friday that it drew on a credit line to repay some debt that matures this year and in 2009.
3PLwire (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Via the Journal of Commerce: Shares in Con-way, a less-than-truckload carrier, fell almost 19 percent, while shares in truckload carrier JB Hunt Transport Services declined more than 12 percent, while Covenant Transportation Group saw its price fall 5 percent. Trucking brokerage firms C.H. Robinson Worldwide and Landstar System fell 6 percent and 9 percent. Con-way announced late [...]
EmailWire.Com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 02, 2008 ) DALLAS, Texas Beacon Equity Research announces the release of Trade Alerts on Recent Analyst Upgrade Notables, including: Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (Nasdaq: ODFL), Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR), Landstar System Inc. (Nasdaq: LSTR), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT),...
The San Francisco Business Times (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Freight hauler Con-way Inc. lowered its guidance for the year, citing economic woes. (CNW)
Reuters (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Trucking and logistics company Con-way Inc slashed its full-year 2008 earnings outlook on Wednesday as an embattled U.S. economy undercut demand for its services and forced it to lower prices.
The East Bay Business Times (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Con-way Inc. on Wednesday lowered its full-year earnings forecast for 2008 to between $2.60 and $2.80 a share. (CNW)
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
FORT SMITH, Ark., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ) will announce its third quarter 2008 results, prior to the opening of the market, on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. A conference call with company executives will be held that day at 12:00 noon ET (11:00 a.m. CT) to discuss these results. Interested parties are invited to listen by calling (877) 275-1257 or (706)...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Brainware, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent data capture and enterprise search solutions, announced today that Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ NN: ODFL) has adopted Brainware Distiller to automate remittance processing. Old Dominion Freight Line is a leading less-than-truckload (LTL) super regional carrier. "After evaluating all of the leading technologies...
The Kansas City Business Journal (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
YRC Worldwide Inc. will close a revenue management center in Topeka on Dec. 31 and transfer more than half its 86 employees to its Overland Park headquarters. (CNW)
Market Wire - Transportation and Logistics: Trucking (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
PORTLAND, OR (MARKET WIRE) Con-way Multimodal, the nationwide truckload brokerage division of Menlo Worldwide Logistics, today announced the launch of an enhanced Quick Pay program aimed at meeting the administrative and financial needs of its carrier community. The new Quick Pay program provides carriers multiple payment options and schedules. Menlo Worldwide Logistics is an operating company of Con-way...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
A Stephens Inc. analyst, Thom Albrecht, downgraded YRC Worldwide and two other trucking companies essentially from “buy” to “hold” today, citing deteriorating demand and weaker pricing.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
GREENEVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ:FWRD) will release its third quarter 2008 earnings after the market closes on Monday, October 20, 2008, and hold a
