Trucking News

Two years after federal regulators launched the Compliance, Safety and Accountability initiative, the program is still incomplete, lacking a long-promised and crucial component: a new motor carrier sa

You’d be hard pressed to find a better barometer than intermodal traffic of the road ahead for U.S. shippers and transportation providers.

Out on the road, where regulatory aspirations meet reality, the impact of the CSA initiative is easier to sense than describe.

Less sometimes is more, as QualifiedCarriers found when it delved into the Department of Transportation data on motor carriers.

XPO Logistics is willing to suffer some short-term pain in return for long-term gain, taking a first quarter loss of $2.7 million while planning to complete multiple acquisitions worth $250 million in

Converging consumer and business technologies are changing the way motor carriers connect with truck drivers and customers at an increasingly rapid pace.

Spot market truckload freight jumped 17 percent year-over-year in April, climbing 3.5 percent from March, according to load matching company TransCore DAT.

Federal regulators shut down an Alabama-based trucking company after finding the carrier violated rules regarding hours-of-service rules, driver qualifications and vehicle maintenance.

Motor carriers are adopting natural gas as one of the fuels of choice for their fleets because it makes financial sense, truck manufacturers told the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beac

Trucking giant YRC Freight is hiring 200 truck drivers in more than 10 cities across the U.S. as less-than-truckload freight demand increases at the struggling carrier.

Diesel prices across the U.S. dropped nearly below the $4 per gallon mark, dropping roughly half a cents in the week ending May 15 as oil prices hit a new 2012 low.

Shippers can expect more upward pressure on truck pricing through the fall as available capacity t

Truckload rates decelerated in April, rising 6.9 percent year-over-year, compared with a 7.4 percent increase in March, according to Cass Information Systems.

In a business built on rapid, time-definite delivery of critical pharmaceuticals and high-value electronics parts, one might ask: Why would a slot machine represent an increasing growth opportunity fo

Just about any shipper using FedEx Custom Critical’s White Glove service wants premium security, visibility and monitoring services in addition to time-definite delivery.

What’s the biggest priority for truckload carriers this year? “Drivers, drivers, drivers,” said John Conley, president of the National Tank Truck Carriers.

Truckers aren’t typically shy or coy, and truckload carrier executives at the NASSTRAC 2012 Logistics Conference weren’t afraid to let customers and potential customers know exactly what t

When trucking companies are stung by rising costs, third-party logistics providers share their pain, very quickly.

A truck dealer and scrapper were indicted on charges of filing false insurance documents for participation in the Port of New York and New Jersey’s clean-trucks program and bribing an undercover

XPO Logistics is willing to absorb a little pain for future gain.

Freight ton-miles carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.8 percent in March from February, the Transportat

Shippers that don’t monitor trucking costs carefully could see truck pricing skyrocket by 2014, Mike Regan, president of TranzAct Technologies, said Tuesday.

United States Maritime Alliance Chairman and CEO James Capo said he is “very hopeful and even cautiously optimistic” that management and the International Longshoremen’s Association

Truckload carriers need a “fundamentally different” strategy to attract potential drivers, John White, president of U.S. Xpress, said in an interview last week.

Trucking executives sounded a clear warning about rising costs Tuesday at the National Industrial Transportation League's Freight Policy Forum in Washington, D.C.

Diesel prices across the U.S. fell to their lowest point in 10 weeks, slipping 1.6 cents in the week ending May 7 as oil prices dropped to the lowest point since February.

Operations at Port Klang have now returned to normal following strikes by truck drivers last week

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The trucking industry is reluctant to add natural gas-powered vehicles to its fleets despite the lowcost and abundant supply of the fuel, according to a recent survey.

Jack Holmes, president of one of the largest trucking companies operating on U.S. highways, keeps an eye on the sea, where container shipping lines are struggling to stay afloat financially.

Shippers normally opt for the expense of air service only when they need to expedite high-value cargo such as computer chips and diamonds.

The push by U.S. ports for more federal dredging dollars is finally beginning to make waves in Congress.

Troubled trucking giant YRC Worldwide narrowed its first quarter operating loss from a year ago while expanding revenue on an year-over-year increase in tonnage.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems increased its profit 70.5 percent in the first quarter to $7.9 million as revenue rose 38.2 percent to $236.6 million.

A strike by truck drivers at Malaysia’s key gateway of Port Klang continued Thursday, preventing drayage movement of containers in and out of terminals operated by Westport and Northport stevedo

Schneider National, the largest privately owned U.S. truckload carrier, is replacing one-third of its truck fleet, purchasing more than 3,000 new trucks in 2012.

Trucking company Pitt Ohio expanded its expedited less-than-truckload service for national and global shippers.

Trucking and logistics giant Con-way more than tripled its net profit in the first quarter, increasing earnings to $25.6 million as revenue ro

The American Trucking Associations is urging Congress to require drivers to use electronic on-board recorders, while independent owner-operators argue the technology has no safety or cost benefits.

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty said it will waive the insurance deductible on theft of truck cargo in transit if the theft is reported to law enforcement within an hour of the theft.