Trucking

Hertz Rent2Buy, The Hertz Corporation's (NYSE: HTZ) online used car sales program, announced today a new partnership with the Allied Business Network (ABN) providing ABN members, which include business, entrepreneurs, and small business owners, a discount on their vehicle purchased through Hertz...

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (Nasdaq: PATR) announced today that the sale of the Company's Caroline County, Virginia property closed on December 17, 2010, in accordance with the previously disclosed contract. The company is working to complete an appraisal of the value of mineral deposits...

YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) announced today the dismissal of the ABF Freight System lawsuit. The U.S. District Court ruled that ABF Freight System does not have standing to sue YRC Worldwide Inc. and the union in court.

InterMune Inc (NASDAQ: ITMN) rose 121.37% to $31.59 in the pre-market session. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has backed the ITMN's experimental lung drug Esbriet. YRC Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: YRCW) added 8.38% to $3.62 in the pre-...

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) has signed an agreement with The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) to build, operate and supply a compressed natural gas fueling station on Hertz-owned property adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport. The new Clean Energy CNG fueling facility, available 24...

There are quite a few mid-cap stocks that are moving sharply higher today, led by Molycorp and Joy Global. Nolycorp (NYSE: MC) is up around 11% today on news that the Dept. of Energy put out a report this morning that is worried about the U.S. supply of rare earth metals. China holds 97% of the...

HCP Inc (NYSE: HCP) was upgraded by RW Baird from "neutral" to "outperform." HCP's shares closed at $32.96 yesterday. HCP's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 50.83%. Societe Generale upgrade Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) from "hold" to "buy." SI's shares closed at $121.89 yesterday. Siemens' PEG...

Analysts at RBC Capital Markets upgrade Ryder System Inc (NYSE: R) from "sector perform" to "outperform." The target price for R has been raised from $48 to $62. R's shares gained 0.94% to close at $47.04 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

J.P. Morgan published its research report today on J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT) after meeting with JBHT's management team. In its report to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We believe that JBHT has one of the most attractive growth stories among transports driven by secular growth in...

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was downgraded by Wells Fargo from "outperform" to "market perform." JNJ's shares closed at $62.45 yesterday. Johnson & Johnson's PEG ratio is 2.20. Powell Industries Inc (NASDAQ: POWL) was downgraded by Roth Capital from "buy" to "neutral." POWL's stock closed...

Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus & Company downgrade Con-way Inc (NYSE: CNW) from "buy" to "hold." CNW's shares gained 0.08% to close at $36.53 yesterday More Analyst Ratings here

Wells Fargo makes the following EPS revisions: FY10 FY11 Old New Old New Phillips-Van Heusen(NYSE: PVH) $3.80 $3.95 $4.68 $4.90 Vera Bradley Inc.(NASDAQ: VRA) $1.03 $1.07 $1.07 $1.15 Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX...

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) today announced that it has opened 16 new U.S. franchise locations since July 1, 2010 as part of its expansion plan in the U.S., raising the total number of franchises opened in 2010 to 31. In addition, the Company continued to expand its global...

The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) announced today that New York will be the first city to receive electric vehicles as part company's Hertz Global EV initiative with cars also being delivered to Washington DC and San Francisco.