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The spot market for truckload freight surged 55 percent year-over-year in December, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index.

As 2011 gets under way, less-than-truckload carriers increasingly are thinking outside the pallet, expanding and launching non-traditional services in a bid to secure more freight and reach deeper int

Canadian transportation company Vitran is expanding into the Southeastern U.S. by purchasing the $70 million less-than-truckload division of Milan Express.

Con-way Freight says it expects the company's operating profit to fall by nearly a third in the fourth quarter because soaring healthcare costs are offsetting improvements in shipping demand.

The number of trucking operations tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics dropped 7.5 percent from 2007 through early 2010, a sign of significant consolidation among motor carriers over the course o

Ryder System completed its acquisition of Total Logistics Control, a third-party logistics provider, for approximately $200 million.

The federal government will consider limiting the speed of all heavy trucks to 68 mph, a proposal some truckers support and others oppose.

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Old Dominion Freight Lines promoted several key executives following the death of John B. Yowell, executive vice president and chief operating officer.

South Carolina-based Southeastern Freight Lines is launching a truckload and logistics subsidiary, moving beyond its regional less-than-truckload market.

The Intermodal Association of North America elected a chairman, vice chair, treasurer and five directors, the board announced Jan. 5.

John B. Yowell, a veteran trucking executive who helped build Old Dominion Freight Line into an almost $2 billion company, died Dec. 30. He was 59 years old.

Trucking company ABF Freight System is broadening its container service from the U.S. to the Dominican Republic as it expands its global portfolio.

The Teamsters union gave YRC Worldwide until March 15 to make good on a plan that includes $300 million in new equity investment and debt reduction.

A wave of acquisitions could hit the U.S. trucking and logistics industries in 2011 as the economy slowly improves and cramped companies look to expand.

2010 produced mixed results for the truckload, less-than-truckload and domestic parcel segments of the trucking industry.

YRC Worldwide is dodging bullets, but it can’t stop dancing.

There used to be some uniformity to the U.S. less-than-truckload industry, at least in the unionized wing of the business.

YRC Worldwide is hiring Tom Gerke, former president and CEO of communications firm Embarq, as general counsel and executive vice president, effective Jan. 3.

Federal transportation regulators released a long-anticipated proposal Thursday that would overhaul work rules for truck drivers, but the long-anticipated proposal puts off a decision on whether

In this podcast, Senior Editor William B. Cassidy shares his thoughts on 2010's biggest trucking stories, and gives his predictions for the big stories of 2011.

YRC Worldwide is asking the Teamsters union and pension fund managers for more time to restructure the trucking company’s troubled balance sheet.

A federal judge's ruling dismissing many lawsuits involving FedEx Ground contractors likely won't affect broader battles over the classification of transportation workers at ports and on highways, a t

ABF Freight System's withdrawal from an industry bargaining group in 2007 undermined its lawsuit against rival trucker YRC and the Teamsters union.

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit ABF Freight System filed against rival trucker YRC Worldwide and the Teamsters aimed at blocking a labor agreement central to YRC’s survival.

A federal judge will hear arguments Dec. 16 on whether to dismiss a lawsuit that could reshape unionized trucking and threaten the survival of YRC Worldwide.

Canadian trucking giant TransForce closed its $248 million acquisition of Dynamex Tuesday, outbidding transportation investment group Greenbriar Equity.

The federal government's Web site detailing trucking company safety results was temporarily disabled Monday as a new safety program triggered huge demand.

Trucking company safety scores in five performance categories are available online following the Dec. 12 launch of the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, or CSA.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington cleared the Department of Transportation to launch its CSA 2010 trucking safety program as early as this weekend, denying a request for a delay.

Letters submitted as evidence in court indicate the Teamsters union was willing to help ABF Freight System purchase struggling YRC Worldwide earlier this year.

Shippers appear dedicated to getting ahead of potential truck capacity constraints in 2011.

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FedEx Freight is speeding less-than-truckload service between U.S. and Canadian markets, cutting transit times in more than 500 lanes, the company said.

The former president of Con-way Freight, John Labrie, joined truckload giant CRST International as head of its core dry van division CRST Expedited.

The Teamsters union at one point pressured ABF Freight System to buy ailing rival YRC Worldwide, ABF Freight System revealed on a company Web site.

FedEx Ground will raise its rates by a net average of 5.9 percent Jan. 3, but a fuel surcharge reduction will blunt the increase to 4.9 percent.

ABF Freight System's attempt to overturn YRC Worldwide's historic wage-cutting agreements with the Teamsters union is headed to federal court Dec. 16.

Although the banning of old, polluting trucks from the nation’s two largest ports appears to be a difficult requirement to circumvent, creative truckers in Southern Californi

The economy is growing slowly and freight demand is down from last spring’s high mark, but orders for new trucks and trailers are exceeding all speed limits.