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The U.S. economy expanded at a 5.7% annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2010, the fastest pace since the third quarter of 2003, the Commerce Department said Friday. More: continued here

Logistics, intermodal and brokerage firm Hub Group’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $10 million, or 26 cents a share, from $14.2 million, or 38 cents, a year ago. More: continued here

Old Dominion Freight Line’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $9.7 million, or 26 cents per share, from $11 million, or 30 cents, a year ago. More: continued here

Saia Inc. said Friday its fourth-quarter loss narrowed to $3.1 million, or 22 cents per share, from a loss of $28 million, or $2.10 a year ago, as tonnage continued to lag. More: continued here

WINNIPEG, Man. – When fleet executives, policymakers and trucking industry stakeholders gather in Winnip… [Full Story] More: continued here

Truck maker Paccar Inc.’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $46.1 million, or 13 cents a share, from $113.1 million, or 31 cents, a year ago. More: continued here

J.B. Hunt Transport Services said its fourth-quarter profit fell to $41.7 million, or 32 cents per share, from $55.3 million, or 41 cents, a year earlier. More: continued here

U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 2.9% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

The decline in surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico slowed in November from a year ago compared with October figures, the Department of Transportation said Thursday. More: continued here

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 28 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Representatives from affiliates and member companies of the American Trucking Associations and other trucking industry speakers told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today that there’s no refuting the numbers: “Safety has improved under the current HOS rules.” Brenda Neville, … More: continued here