Trucking News

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.

DSV, the largest Scandinavian trucking and logistics company, reported a larger-than-expected decline in second-quarter earnings and lowered its full-year forecast to reflect shrinking ocean, air and

The economic recession is opening new cracks in the road for the trucking industry — and thousands of tractors and trailers are falling through.

Pacer International, the Concord, Calif.-based intermodal and logistics company, took another step toward a transformation of its business model when it agreed to sell its heavy-haul trucking segment

Less-than-truckload carriers are finding it more difficult than their truckload counterparts to reduce excess capacity. They can’t simply park trucks.

To say there is a disconnect would be an understatement. On the one hand, evidence is mounting that a U.S.

The economic recession is opening new cracks in the road for the trucking industry — and thousands of tractors and trailers are falling through.

Less-than-truckload carriers are finding it more difficult than their truckload counterparts to reduce excess capacity. They can’t simply park trucks.

Taxing drivers by the number of miles they travel instead of the amount of fuel they buy has become a popular alternative for lawmakers as they look for ways to pay for the highway infrastructure of t

A 76-year-old truck driver was not paying attention when he slammed into six other vehicles on an Oklahoma highway, killing 10 people, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners executive committee unanimously approved a resolution urging Congress to amend federal transportation legislation to give ports regulatory control over harbor t

Canadian trucking and oilfield services company the Mullen Group earned a profit of $17.8 million on revenue of $202.7 million in the second quarter.

Transportation industry analysts said Friday trucking company YRC Worldwide may run out of cash in as little as three months after posting a $309 million net loss in the second quarter.

YRC Worldwide, the country’s largest less-than-truckload carrier, lost $309 million in the quarter ending June 30 as shippers apparently abandoned the troubled company in large numbers, sending

The Federal Maritime Commission is ending its investigation of the Los Angeles-Long Beach clean-trucks program, saying developments since it launched the probe last September have significantly dimini

At least 500 and perhaps more than 1,000 trucking companies shut down by the government for violating safety rules may still be operating under new names, say federal investigators.

MAN SE rounded off a miserable reporting season for Europe’s truck makers by unveiling a 95 percent plunge in second quarter net profit amid plummeting sales and orders.

As YRC Worldwide readies its second quarter results, analysts, investors and YRC’s competitors are eager to gauge whether the trucking giant will survive the recession and emerge a leaner, more

Daimler's truck business, the world's largest, swung to a second quarter loss of $716 million from an $857 million year-earlier profit on plunging global sales and restructuring costs in the United St

Truck manufacturer Paccar earned $26.5 million in the second quarter compared to $313.5 million earned in the comparable period a year ago.

Same-day delivery and logistics specialist Dynamex hired Jason Bergman as vice president of U.S. national sales.

UPS on July 13 launched ground service for small packages from Mexico to the United States.

Truckload carrier Covenant Transportation Group lost $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2009 as freight revenue fell 19.4 percent to $129.2 million.

Truck tonnage in the United States fell at its sharpest year-over-year rate yet in the economic downturn, plunging 13.6 percent, and the American Trucking Associations issued a pessimistic outlook for

More than 30 shipper organizations sent a letter to Rep.

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel jumped 3.2 cents to $2.528 per gallon in the week ending July 27, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Clean diesel and liquefied natural gas trucks now handle 52 percent of the containers moving through the Port of Long Beach, according to a study released by the port.

After running into roadblocks in court, interest groups that support organized labor want to use the surface transportation reauthorization as well as clean-trucks plans at Cal

At its two–hour meeting July 14 with several dozen members of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers, Maersk officials faced a number of questions over the broad outlines of its chassis strategy a

While many are looking out for a recovery in manufacturing and trade, the economic strain spreading through the shipping world is moving into a new phase, triggering changes in operations that may las

For Fairchild Semiconductor, the 1,500-mile road from Suzhou, China, to Hong Kong always went through Shanghai.

Harbor trucking companies in Los Angeles and Long Beach should meet the Jan.

A merger between two of the top U.S. truck stop operators could keep an ailing chain from scaling back some sites at a time when cross-country truck drivers are finding fewer places to rest.

Saia lost $1.7 million in the second quarter on revenue of $218 million, which was 21 percent lower than in the prior year quarter.

Lower fuel costs and an increase in freight helped truckload carrier Knight Transportation keep its net income from falling more than 1 percent in the second quarter, despite a steeper drop in revenue

Trucking and logistics company Con-way returned to profitability in the second quarter, reporting $31.5 million in net income on $1.1 billion in revenue.

The global recession took a 25 percent bite out of revenue for Ryder System, and growing expenses pulled profit down a whopping 64 percent in the second quarter.

Canadian trucker and supply chain manager Vitran returned to profitability in the second quarter, led by its less-than-truckload and logistics businesses.

Canadian trucking and logistics operator TransForce earned a $16.6 million profit in the second quarter on revenue of $418.2 million.

Scania, the Swedish heavy truck manufacturer, swung to a second quarter net loss of $19.5 million from a year earlier net profit of $395 million on plunging sales and orders.