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YRC Worldwide hopes to emulate the recent success of its regional carrier Holland on a broader scale by naming Jeff Rogers president of national carrier YRC.

Two years ago, the nation’s largest trucking companies were locked in a no-discount-barred price war that slashed less-than-truckload rates across the industry and cut into the bottom lines at F

In some ways, Con-way Freight, with $3.1 billion in revenue last year, fared better over the past two years than its largest competitors, YRC and FedEx Freight.

New Con-way Freight President W. Gregory Lehmkuhl chose Thomas W. Clark, a 26-year Con-way veteran, as his executive vice president of operations.

FedEx Freight expanded its service center in Butte, Mont., to a 65-door facility to make it a less-than-truckload hub in the Northwest.

Less-than-truckload freight demand remains healthy despite fears of a return to economic recession, the head of Old Domi

Shippers looking to lock down capacity are turning not just to carriers, but to each other, and logistics providers are bringing the assets they need to the dock.

The FedEx trucking division, and the largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier, reported a $42 million operating profit in the fiscal quarter ending Aug.

The month-to-month decline in for-hire truck tonnage slowed in August, and tonnage levels rose more strongly from a year ago compared with July.

YRC Worldwide named Jeff Rogers president of long-haul less-than-truckload carrier YRC and Mike Naatz president of regional LTL subsidiary Holland.

YRC Worldwide’s new CEO James L. Welch eliminated two executive positions at the trucking giant as he reorganizes its management team and functions.

Con-way named W. Gregory Lehmkuhl president of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight, replacing John Labrie, who left the company in August 2010.

Strong performances by its package delivery and industrial trucking divisions gave FedEx lift lacking i

FedEx’s net profit rose 22 percent to $464 million in its June-August quarter, but the world’s largest air cargo carrier lowered its earnings expectations for the rest of the year, citing

Wesley B. Kemp, the president and CEO of ABF Freight System, will retire Dec. 31 after more than 40 years with the less-than-truckload carrier, the company said Wednesday.

Schneider Logistics is offering shippers an integrated delivery service that it says can cut transportation costs for certain types of freight 7 to 20 percent.

Old Dominion Freight Line extended its $120 million expansion this year into Pennsylvania, opening a terminal in Altoona and hiring 14 employees.

Trucking and logistics company Cargo Transportation Services emerged from bankruptcy last week after reorganizing and attracting a new equity partner.

YRC Worldwide’s stock plunged 77 percent Friday to 7 cents a share — its lowest price ever — after shareholders approved the trucking giant’s restructuring.

YRC Worldwide shareholders overwhelmingly approved the last step in the trucking giant’s financial restructuring plan Friday, voting in favor of an internal merger that launches a massive releas

Trucking giant YRC Worldwide disputed claims that members of its new board of directors will be paid more than members of its last board.

UPS will increase revenue 6 to 8 percent annually through 2016 and raise earnings 10 to 15 percent during that period, company executives said Thursday.

A Teamster candidate challenging James P. Hoffa took a swing at YRC Worldwide’s board of directors this week, attacking increases in cash retainers for directors.

Trucking company ABF Freight System opened offices in 12 additional Asian nations, expanding its overseas reach from Japan to India.

Saddle Creek promoted Mike DelBovo, a 14-year company veteran, to the new position of president of transportation at the contract logistics operator.

The Teamsters union filed a lawsuit last week in an attempt to block the Obama administration’s plans for a cross-border trucking pilot project with Mexico.

The shareholders of Express-1 Expedited Solutions approved a $150 million private equity investment and a change in management and name for the company.

Many trucks are still unable to make deliveries in New Jersey, Vermont and New York because numerous bridges and road remain washed out after Hurricane Irene battered the region last weekend.

The federal government is suing trucking company Old Dominion Freight Line for allegedly discriminating against an alcoholic truck driver.

Trucking’s urge to merge will be dented by an uncertain economy and faltering economic growth, slowing the pace of merger and acquisition activity after a year rife with motor carrier buyouts, s

The dollar value of U.S. surface trade with Canada and Mexico rose 11 percent in June to $77.5 billion, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics said Tuesday.

FedEx Freight is expanding in Mexico, adding terminals in Toluca, Puebla and Veracruz through its alliance with Mexican carrier Auto Lineas America.

Freight forwarder Panalpina, looking to capitalize on the growing importance of intra-Asia trade

Diesel prices across the United States rose 1 cent in the week ending Aug. 29, increasing for the first time in six weeks as oil prices rose on a report of increased consumer spending.

Three global investors will pump $150 million into a U.S. company that plans to build a nationwide network of natural gas fueling stations for heavy trucks.

A federal appeals court overturned a rule that would require certain trucking companies to use electronic onboard recorders to monitor drivers.

Major trucking companies along the U.S.

UPS added 100 all-electric delivery vehicles for deployment in California, bolstering its fleet of more than 2,200 alternative fuel vehicles and tripling its electric transport fleet.

Averitt Express added 73,150-square-feet of warehouse space in Georgia, North Carolina and Texas, as it joins other less-than-truckload carriers in