Trucking News

President Obama gave a strong push to a transportation infrastructure program that builds on the 2009 stimulus program to repair roads, re-engineer the rail system and “maintain a world-class lo

Less-than-truckload carriers spent the better part of last year stuck behind truckload operators, struggling to raise rates.

Demand for marine containers grew faster in this year’s first quarter than for domestic intermodal containers or trailers, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

Market conditions are worsening for U.S. shippers as truck capacity tightens and fuel prices and surcharges rise, an index released by FTR Associates shows.

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell 0.5 percent in April after rising 2.7 percent in March, underscoring what the index sponsors called a “fitful” recovery.

A major retail shipper says ocean carriers have not stopped providing chassis for imported container moves despite widespread shipping company announcements and that he’ll try to opt out of any

Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., will re-introduce a bill Wednesday aimed at creating safer and more secure parking spaces for long-haul truck drivers.

The weekly Longbow Research Truckload Barometer increased 1.3 percent last week, ending a month-long drop in April, indicating tighter availability of trucks in parts of the U.S., the investment resea

YRC Worldwide is searching for engineers to help optimize its network to save fuel — and money — by making the trucking company greener and more efficient.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to extend the deadline for its truck driver hours-of-service rule as it seeks additional comments.

The $6 billion refrigerated warehouse industry in the U.S.

YRC Worldwide may have cleared perhaps the largest obstacle to its survival by securing an accord on a restructuring plan to cut debt and boost liquidity, but it almost certainly will not be the last

The International Dairy Foods Association supports the Obama administration’s proposed cross-border trucking agreement between the United States and Mexico.

When it comes to rates, there’s an ocean of difference between global shipping lines and North American domestic carriers.

When intermodal giant Hub Group acquired Exel Transportation this spring, its top executive said Exel’s refrigerated intermodal business was what made the deal especially attractive.

Slow growth, or even declining revenue, isn’t necessarily a bad thing — if it comes with higher earnings.

Container lessor Textainer reported higher first quarter profit and said it invested $506.5 million on new dry and refrigerated containers to be delivered during the first half of this year.

Transportation and logistics giant Con-way increased revenue 7.2 percent to $1.3 billion in the first quarter, reporting a $6.9 million profit.

Less-than-truckload pricing will continue to rise throughout 2011, as a stronger economy “soaks up” excess capacity, said YRC Worldwide’s William D. Zollars.

A surge in freight in March and higher prices buoyed YRC Worldwide in the first quarter but couldn’t bring the troubled less-than-truckload giant back to profitability.

The Obama administration has been floating draft language for surface transportation legislation that could lead to a tax on vehicle miles traveled, allow states to impose tolls on some existing inter

Labor interests in California are taking the battle over the job classification of drayage truck drivers to the State Assembly with a bill that would define the drivers who serve ports and intermodal

Congressional staff on the House Transportation and Infrastructure is making progress drafting legislative language of what could become the panel’s six-year surface transportation bill, said Ch

Higher tonnage, shipments and pricing drove less-than-truckload carrier Saia further into the black in the first quarter, with a net income of $713,000.

Winter weather, low West Coast demand and rising costs contributed to a $2.5 million first quarter net loss at truckload carrier Covenant Transportation.

Strong demand and higher prices lifted first quarter revenue 20 percent for less-than-truckload and truckload operator Roadrunner Transportation Systems.

Matson Navigation swung to an operating loss of $7.4 million in the first quarter ended March 31 from a profit of $10.4 million in the same quarter a year earlier, as soaring fuel prices ate up the in

Retail diesel prices resumed their long upward trend after a one-week lull as the average price at the pump rose 2.6 cents to $4.124 per gallon, according to the U.S.

Transportation acquisition activity reached the heavy haul trucking industry with EZE Trucking's purchase of Bakersfield, Calif.-based Patterson Motor Freight.

For shippers and trucking companies, the road doesn’t have to end at the water’s edge.

Truck drivers may soon see solid evidence of economic recovery in their paychecks.

Attendees at the March 31 Pulse of the Ports meeting in Long Beach saw a stark demonstration of what terminal operators believe is the cause of congestion at the port complex.

New debt restructuring agreements YRC Worldwide reached with lenders and pension funds will allow the carrier to meet a key deadline in its bid to avoid bankruptcy.

Alabama and other states nearby are trying to clear away debris that hampers transportation systems and to restore power to businesses and homes, following a devastating tornado outbreak this week tha

Old Dominion Freight Line stayed on course for stronger profitability and greater market share in the first quarter, with a 180 percent increase in net income.

Truck rates and volume outpaced first-quarter cost increases at C.H. Robinson Worldwide, bolstering the non-asset transportation giant's revenue and profit.

Yusen Logistics (Americas) hired Doug Granger as director of capacity procurement and intermodal equipment management.

Landstar System increased revenue 4.4 percent in the first quarter to $572 million, a slower rate of growth than in recent quarters at the truckload carrier group.

The average sales price of used heavy-duty trucks increased 6 percent in March from February, as demand for capacity collided with a short supply of older vehicles.

The American Trucking Associations seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in March after falling a