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The truckload carrier owners of Transplace sold the third-party logistics and technology operator to a New York-based private equity firm, the companies announced Tuesday, saying the deal will allow n

YRC Worldwide won important approvals from lenders and the Securities and Exchange Commission for the debt-for-equity swap the trucking giant needs to avoid filing for bankruptcy protection.

Teamsters officials, trying to save carhauling work in the troubled automobile manufacturing jobs, say General Motors agreed to protect existing jobs at the company and remains in talks with the union

States with the two largest seaports ranked in the top five among states with the most-congested urban interstate highways, according to a Reason Foundation report.

Roadrunner Transportation Services expects to launch its initial public stock offering now that the economy is more stable and the trucking company has withstood the downturn in demand.

While many trucking companies are cutting prices to attract customers, Roadrunner Transportation Services is acquiring them.

Kraft Foods is cutting carbon dioxide where the rubber meets the road, shaking 50 million truck miles out of its global distribution operations and taking 50,000 trucks off highways since 2005, elimin

When cargo volume in the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex was booming two years ago, terminal operators opened gates early, worked through the lunch hour and offered five night and weekend ga

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey hasn’t decided on the next step to phasing out older trucks, but drayage companies already are apprehensive about the path the port will take.

A Senate panel approved nominations for officials to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and serve on the Federal Maritime Commission, clearing them for confirmation by the full Se

YRC Worldwide sounded a warning over its debt-for-equity swap today as it raced to avoid a bankruptcy filing, saying it is critical that the company complete the deal before Dec. 31.

Thursday's implementation of the government's roadability regulations for intermodal equipment is causing headaches for motor carriers and equipment providers at marine and rail terminals across the c

Teamsters General President James P.

YRC Worldwide is lowering the bar for its debt-for-equity swap with bondholders, dropping the participation requirement for certain bondholders from 95 percent to 70 percent for notes that come due in

Simply shifting freight from truck to rail won't result in a greener transportation system, transportation analyst Noël Perry said, arguing sustainability efforts should focus on entire supply ch

Truck sales ran out of gas in November, dropping 50 percent from October, when new truck orders were jacked up by a federal emissions mandate, ACT Research said.

YRC Worldwide's banking group came to the troubled carrier's rescue today, extending its credit agreement until Jan.

Schneider National, one of the largest U.S.

YRC Worldwide, trying to extend the clock on its bid to avoid bankruptcy protection, pushed back its deadline for a debt-for-equity swap by another two days on Wednesday.

For the second time in a week, YRC Worldwide faces a midnight deadline for a critical part of its plan to avoid bankruptcy.

Worldwide sales of Volvo Group trucks declined 37 percent year-over-year in in November and were down 7 percent from October, the company said.

The decline in diesel prices took a sharper turn in the week ending Dec. 14, the sixth consecutive week of falling prices. According to the U.S.

Roadrunner Transportation Services is connecting its Midwest markets with the West Coast by acquiring Bullet Freight Systems and its logistics unit, Caliber Logistics.

Already low less-than-truckload rates are falling further as truckers become “incrementally more aggressive," Longbow Research says.

Fitch Ratings expects modest volume improvements in 2010 for the U.S.

Federal payouts for construction projects authorized by the Department of Transportation under the stimulus law reached $6.818 billion by Dec. 4, DOT reported.

YRC Worldwide faces a fresh challenge from the federal government, which filed a third lawsuit claiming the company's nationwide less-than-truckload carrier, YRC, discriminated against black employees

While other truckload carriers are laying up trucks to wring extra capacity out of their networks, Con-way Truckload is shifting capacity to its potentially more profitable short-haul service.

YRC Worldwide is edging closer to bankruptcy as it struggles to save a debt-equity swap with bondholders and stabilize its finances.

Surviving in the hyper-competitive harbor drayage industry has always been difficult, and a proliferation of clean-air programs has upped the ante for port truckers even more.

Maersk Line is gaining traction with its U.S. chassis pool, and momentum is building for a new structure to manage the critical intermodal truck equipment across the country.

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Cost is hardly the only factor for shippers considering outsourcing all or part of a private fleet.

One factor spurring fresh consideration of outsourcing private fleets to dedicated fleet operators is the proliferation of environmental regulations on trucks.

For years, when a trailer door closed at a private fleet, another opened in dedicated contract carriage.

Congress on Friday pushed off until next year a measure authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration, giving up for a third year in a row on a plan the aviation industry has been waiiting

A truck driver strike that could have paralyzed European logistics networks was avoided when French truck drivers and employers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Dec. 11.

Kraft Foods took 50 million truck miles out of its global distribution operations through a broad effort to overhaul shipping strategies and make its supply chain more efficient, the food giant said.&

With the global recession pummeling truck traffic, the California Air Resources Board will give motor carriers in the state more flexibility in complying with standards designed to reduce diesel pollu

YRC Worldwide Teamsters in Chicago again rejected wage and benefit cuts approved by the most of the unionized employees at the troubled less-than-truckload company.