Winter storms, new technology and other expected and unexpected costs may carve $14 million from Con-way Freight's first quarter earnings, but the less-than-truckload trucking company said yield, a measure of pricing, is rising, despite lower tonnage levels. Con-way also reported progress on initiatives designed to improve pricing and optimize its LTL network.
Con-Way Freight
20 Mar 2013
Con-way Freight’s revenue per hundredweight in the first quarter of 2013 is expected to increase about 3.5 percent year-over-year, according to an analysis by Con-way, the less-than-truckload unit’s parent company.
11 Mar 2013
The 10 less-than-truckload carriers with more than $1 billion in annual revenue increased combined sales 4.3 percent in 2012 to $23.2 billion.
07 Feb 2013
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based freight transportation and logistics company Con-way reported net income in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $11.8 million, plummeting 48.7 percent from $23.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
01 Nov 2012
Con-way’s net profit dropped 13.1 percent to $25.3 million in the third quarter thanks to lower freight volumes, as well
08 Oct 2012
The less-than-truckload industry is moving faster, even as the economic engine slows, with the largest industry giants and regional players alike re-engineering networks to deliver freight more quickly for shippers and consignees.
01 Aug 2012
Trucking and logistics giant Con-way increased net profit 42 percent in the second quarter to
23 Jul 2012
Old Dominion Freight Line will raise its tariff base rates 4.9 percent Aug. 6, joining several less-than-truckload competitors that raised rates in June and July.
02 Jul 2012
UPS Freight will raise its less-than-truckload tariff pricing 5.9 percent on average July 16, joining other LTL carriers with general rate increases this summer.
22 Jun 2012
Con-way Freight will raise its non-contract rates 6.9 percent on average July 9, becoming the third less-than-truckload carrier to announce a rate hike.
08 Jun 2012
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