Trucking News

Truckload demand is stronger than the general economy, with TransCore Freight Solution’s spot market index climbing 47 percent from a year ago in August.

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.

UPS is gearing up for what it expects to be one of its strongest ever holiday peak shipping seasons, and is rolling out enhanced residential service to help consumers manage the delivery of goods more

Moody’s Investors Services raised its ratings outlook for intermodal trucking giant J.B. Hunt Transport Services from stable to positive, based on strong earnings.

NYK Line will quit providing free intermodal chassis in the Northeast region, including the Port of New York an

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.

New England Motor Freight is relying on solar power to reduce energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions at two New Jersey truck terminals.

Truckload giant Schneider National launched a new division this month to support energy companies extracting oil and natural gas through hydraulic fracturing.

Shipments carried by the on-hire freight transportation industry were unchanged in July from June, according to the Transportation Department’s Freight Transportation Services Index.

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

Commercial truck drivers should be banned from using cell phones while driving, including hands-free phones, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

President Obama’s jobs bill could hinder rather than help efforts to pass a multi-year tra

Swift Transportation recently won a dedicated carriage contract from Wal-Mart Stores that will generate between $60 million and $80 million in additional revenue.

If rule-making at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration continues this fall the way it’s been going, the agency may need electronic on-board recorders to keep track of its own legal te

Trucking companies loath to add capacity by buying new tractors or trailers are turning to technology to unlock capacity hidden within their existing fleets.

Candidates for top office in the Teamsters union battled over the fate of multiemployer pension plans, jobs and organizing and concessions to employers Sept.

The terrorists attacks of September 11 forced the U.S. government to take a closer look at not only the security risks facing their airspace, but at its ports, railroads and highways as well.

The Arizona Supreme Court cleared the way for a driver lawsuit against Swift Transportation that could have big ramifications for how trucking companies pay drivers.

Wall Street research firm Wolfe Trahan Group is reducing its estimates for transportation earnings per share as economic headwinds gain strength.

The July figures from the Labor Department included 551,000 job openings in trade, transportation and utilities industries, a 33 percent increase from a year ago.

Weakening economic conditions haven’t slowed trucking giant Landstar System, which says it gained truckload freight and raised rates in July and August.

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Class 8 truck orders rebounded in August, despite dire predictions for the U.S. economy, according to preliminary figures from two research groups.

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

The Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipments grew 4.4 percent in August over the same month a year ago, the smallest gain in a year-and-a-half and a sign of fragile demand in the American economy.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration upheld the use of stickers to identify trucks complying with a drayage registry established by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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.

Frozen Food Express Industries saw total operating revenue increase $6.4 million to $101.3 million in the second quarter of 2011, compared with $95 million in the same period of 2010.

John Simone spent his fifth day as president and CEO of LinkAmerica meeting the people who may hold the key to his new company’s success — truck drivers.

Trucks drove through bridge toll gates an estimated 416,065 times last year to reach the New York Container Terminal on Staten Island. Total cost for the tolls: more than $14.5 million.

The development of dedicated high-speed rail lines in China is translating not only into faster passenger service for billions of potential train riders, but also a greater emphasis on rail freight.

Capacity in the U.S. refrigerated truckload sector is tight and approaching the challenging levels of the fourth quarter of 2005, according to several industry reports.

Pacific Coast-based Gordon Trucking is pointing its business toward the East Coast. The Pacific, Wash.-based truckload carrier is acquiring Central U.S.

The number of refrigerated trucks on U.S. highways is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.6 percent between 2010 and 2014, according to a report by Technavio.

Trucking employment fell slightly in August and has remained relatively flat since June, according to seasonally adjusted data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Regional truckload carrier Brown Trucking is investing in trailer-tracking technology to better manage its fleet and effectively increase capacity.

Truckload carrier Celadon Group increased its credit facility to $100 million and reset its credit terms as it eyes future acquisitions and internal investment.

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.