Trucking News

The case of two Los Angeles-area transportation con men had all the elements of a movie thriller except a Hollywood ending — at least for the scammers.

Regional less-than-truckload carrier New England Motor Freight will reach across the border and deep into Canada through a partnership with Manitoulin Transport, a Toronto-based LTL carrier with 66 Ca

Nicholas Lakes and Viacheslav Berkovich used home computers, multiple cell phones, dozens of aliases and a web of false companies to cheat hundreds of victims in the trucking industry out of millions

It’s a simple fact of life: People get sick. So when economies take ill worldwide, the one area consumers won’t skimp on is their own health.

Maersk Line’s drive to establish a national chassis pool is starting to gain traction, even among critics.

The Department of Transportation paid out another $243 million for stimulus projects bills in the week ending Aug. 14, bringing the total it has spent so far to $1.737 billion.

Penske Truck Leasing, Reading, Pa., partnered with Web auction site eBay to expand used vehicle sales online.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is pushing back against the idea that federal stimulus money spending by his department is not helping the economy, saying the funds are creating thousands of jobs.

Agricultural exporters hailed the Port of Seattle’s clean-truck program for reducing pollution without imposing fees on cargo interests, and exporters urged the port commission to withhold suppo

Less-than-truckload carrier New Penn Motor Express may be merged into long-haul operator YRC unless union employees reverse course and accept wage and benefit cuts they rejected earlier this mont

The retail price of diesel fuel edged up 2.7 cents last week to $2.652 per gallon, the highest price since Nov. 24, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

In troubled financial times, it’s increasingly important to manage your business effectively.

The fate of the nation’s largest trucking company lies in the hands of its bankers — and customers.

For many trucking companies, the business outlook for the rest of 2009 is pretty bleak.

The state of the trucking industry in mid-2009 is, to put it mildly, chaotic.

Chances are you’re pinching pennies these days. You’ve whittled all the fat out of your transportation budget and are running lean and mean.

Max Pietsch has a simple formula for expedited trucking companies to survive the recession.

The federal government gave plans at Eaton to build plug-in hybrid trucks and utility vehicles a $45.4 million charge with grant money from the stimulus package.

Northeastern regional LTL carrier New England Motor Freight will reach deep into Canada through a partnership with Toronto-based Manitoulin Transport.

Freight transportation in the United States stayed stuck in the doldrums in June, stalled at its lowest level since 1997, according to a report from the U.S.

The second of two California men who used information gleaned from federal Web sites to con trucking companies and brokers out of $2.7 million was sent to prison Aug. 10.

Celadon Group returned to profitability — barely — in the quarter ending June 30.

Demand for new heavy- and medium-duty trucks is expected to be down 45 percent for the full year and remain weak through the first half of 2010, ACT Research said in its latest North American Commerci

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel jumped 7.5 cents last week to $2.625 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The United States is commited to resolving a festering cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico, President Barack Obama told Mexican President Felipe Calderón at the North American Leaders' Su

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been wiped from YRC Worldwide’s books as a severe decline in shipping digs the financial hole for the country’s largest less-th

Cross-border trucking with Mexico was on the agenda in meetings between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón Aug. 8 and 9.

YRC Worldwide will sell $81 million in property to NorthAmerican Terminals Management, leasing back certain facilities, the company said Aug. 7.

Teamsters at two of YRC Worldwide's largest subsidiaries approved wage and benefit concessions that will provide immediate economic relief for the nation's largest less-than-truckload operator.

The Senate approved Daniel R. Elliott to lead the Surface Transportation Board, Susan L.

An "overwhelming" number of ballots mailed by Teamsters at YRC Worldwide is slowing the count in a vote on changes to the National Master Freight Agreement that may determine the future

The volume of freight available for truckers surged 33 percent in June, far outstripping the normal seasonal increase of up to 12 percent, according to TransCore’s Freight Index.

Frozen Food Express Industries lost $5.2 million in the second quarter as the company struggled with lower volume and freight rates. The loss followed a $6.1 million loss in the first quarter.

Bulk carrier Quality Distribution posted a net loss of $186.2 million in the second quarter, primarily due to impairment charges and a related tax allowance.

Averitt Express recently added facilities in Kalamazoo, Mich., and Harrisburg, Pa., to position more trucks in the areas and speed response to local demand for truckload services.

Motor carriers doing business with the Defense Department through owner-operators must pass on any fuel surcharges under an interim rule that took effect July 29.

A top Teamsters union official stressed that all employees of YRC Worldwide will share “equal sacrifice” if proposed wage and benefit cuts are approved this week.

Non asset-based transportation holding company Circumference America consolidated operations and sold its intermodal division, Radius Rail Logistics.

The average retail price of diesel fuel climbed 2.2 cents to $2.55 per gallon last week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.