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A 40 percent increase in residential business threw ABF Freight System's delivery network out of kilter in the first quarter.

Less-than-truckload operator advances contract talks and said it takes more than price hikes to make a profit.

Competition for potential truck drivers is heating up as the United States nears "full employment."

Increases in profit, volume and revenue at XPO's LTL business underscore widening rift between LTL and truckload sector.

Truckload and LTL carriers report higher number of shippers pressing for early contract talks amid concerns over capacity in second half.

A private investment firm gives Roadrunner a big shot of capital as it reorders its trucking and logistics businesses and finances.

Trucking company Saia rolled into the US Northeast Monday.

Higher industrial output helped increase the frequency and weight of LTL shipments in the first quarter at Old Dominion Freight Line.

UPS's Mark Modesti believes smaller shippers increasingly are drawing near an "inflection" point when it comes to adding technology and changing processes to control inventory. They need to get past that point to survive and grow.

Facing tougher customer demands and more supply chain complexity, shippers increasingly want and need to collaborate with transportation partners. It doesn't happen overnight.

XPO Logistics won victories over the Teamsters in elections at two facilities, but the union won a vote in New Jersey.

Shippers and logistics operators at recent conferences didn't expect a massive capacity crunch to follow the rollout of an electronic logging mandate this year, but truckers warned there will be an impact.

Modest, sustained, and earlier-than-usual rate increases this spring in the spot market should be a canary in the coal mine for shippers with longer term contracts.

Knowledge is power in contract talks, shippers at the NASSTRAC conference say.

Shippers, it is clear, want greater visibility into their supply chains.

New service aims to smooth cross-border hurdles for shippers and provide greater supply chain visibility.

Alliance between US and Canadian trucking operators comes as both parties expand.

The largest US trucking companies now are owned by large logistics operators looking to provide end-to-end services for shippers.

FedEx Freight's latest quarterly earnings show LTL rates rising in the early months of 2017.

Shippers spent more on dedicated trucking and last-mile deliveries last year, benefiting top tier carriers. Will industrial and consumer freight follow in 2017?

A "technical error" could cut $112 million from federal funding for truck safety enforcement programs, raising the risk of high-cost accidents.

Drivers at XPO's terminal in Trenton request a union election as the company battles the union on more than one front.

Shippers are likely to see LTL rates and fuel surcharges rise in 2017.

Although ports may reopen Wednesday, in parts of the US Northeast, over-the-road freight transport remains frozen.

A shortage of ocean containers may spell transloading opportunity for US trucking companies.

Shippers on both sides of the US border struggle to identify and control fuel costs as Mexico pursues price reform.

LTL-Truckload operator strives to reverse revenue decline, fix finances.

Mid-sized LTL carriers increased revenue at a faster pace in 2016 and are poised to grow more.

Shipper demands for more integrated services helped spur merger of regional less-than-truckload carriers Central Freight Lines and Wilson Trucking.

As XPO gains global scale, it is blending disparate networks to offer new services to shippers.

Echo Global Logistics sees need for even more optimization and analytics as online shopping begins to transform not just final-mile delivery but also middle-mile transport choices.

US inventories are rising, but inventory-to-sales ratios are falling, a sign freight is moving inland faster and inventories turning over more rapidly.

Fuel surcharges, which dropped along with fuel prices in 2015 and 2016, are now rising again, putting more pressure on shipper budgets.

The economic impact of a challenge to Mexican trucking in the United States is small, but the debate could fuel a growing trade dispute.

Large less-than-truckload carriers are rolling into 2017 on a firmer foundation and look to boost pricing.

Large shippers seek integrated enterprise technology that provides greater visibility and control over execution and costs, but there's no "magic elixir."

For-hire trucking's employment numbers slipped slightly in January, the first monthly decline in January since 2010.

A mandate many truckload carriers and drivers dread could bring more freight to less-than-truckload competitors, Old Dominion's David Congdon says.

Speakers at the SMC3 Jump Start 2017 conference expect truckload and LTL rates to move up, modestly, in 2017.

Shippers and trucking companies at SMC3 conference urged to use embedded analytics in transportation software to automate tasks from motor carrier selection to route optimization.