Trucking News

YRC’s Worldwide’s latest move to avoid exiting the highway for good raises new questions not only about the trucking company’s financial status but also the future of thousands of retired union employ

The Virginia Department of Transportation scaled back its plan to close a group of rest stops in one of the heaviest truck routes in the country in a move the American Trucking Associations says will

Reddaway, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide in the western United States and Canada, this week launched a four-level Guaranteed Window Delivery service.

The Obama administration does not favor raising the federal tax on motor vehicle fuels as a way to bolster highway spending accounts, said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

While lawmakers wrestled over how alternative energy should shape the nation’s overall energy policy yesterday on Capitol Hill, supporters of more traditional fuel sources were determined not to

The trucking industry will have to see a significant freight volume increase before beleaguered carriers return to profitability, a leading trucking executive says.

The top executive of troubled trucking giant YRC Worldwide challenged investment analysts and predicted his company would be profitable again by the end of third quarter.

YRC Worldwide’s intention to request $1 billion in federal aid could provide a check on rising freight rates by keeping a major competitor up and running, says the director of logistics at a lea

Retail diesel prices climbed 1.5 cents last week to an average of $2.231 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The impact of the economy had a multiplied effect on non-asset based transportation services company AutoInfo in the first quarter.

The American Trucking Associations has challenged the April 28 decision by the U.S.

YRC Worldwide’s lenders waived a $45 million second quarter earnings requirement in a move one Wall Street analyst says is evidence banks aren’t interested in shutting down the troubled ca

The twin troubles of overcapacity and weak demand forcing motor carriers to readjust operations could lead to long-term changes in the markets that supply their equipment.

There's a growing belief that action must be taken on size and weight limits for trucks on highways, but don't mistake that for any sort of agreement on the direction of truck limitations.

The National Infrastructure Bank proposed by President Obama will likely have many twists and turns on its journey toward a new way to fund infrastructure projects.

Cutting transportation costs without sacrificing service or losing customers is difficult enough when times are good.

Transportation giant UPS said it’s studying the issue of federal bailouts for financially ailing trucking companies but wouldn’t comment directly on competitor YRC Worldwide’s reques

U.S. industrial output fell 0.5 percent in April from March, leaving it 12.5 percent below April 2008, the Federal Reserve said.

YRC is seeking $1 billion from the federal government for relief from its pension obligations in an unprecedented move as it struggles to keep operating under heavy pressure from its lenders.

Trucking industry leader YRC Worldwide’s Chairman and CEO Bill Zollars said the company will seek $1 billion in federal bailout funds to ease pressure from its pension obligations.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is suing the Minnesota State Patrol for violating truck drivers’ rights in placing them out of service for fatigue.

Democratic leaders on the Senate Commerce Committee are calling for what might be called a shift away from highway freight transportation by 2020.

Profit at Express-1 Expedited Solutions fell 99 percent to $5,000 in the first quarter as a result of falling surcharge revenue and excess capacity.

Jim Ritchie, CEO of YRC Logistics, will leave the company at the end of May.

The massive Southern California international trade economy will decline further in 2009 before registering a modest gain next year, according to a report released by the Los Angeles County Economic D

YRC Worldwide warned it may not reach its second quarter earnings requirement as the fragile financial standing at the nation’s largest heavy-freight trucking company seems to be getting shakier

Used truck pricing is still down “double digits” year-over-year with no sign of improving due to overcapacity in the truckload market, according to a Wall Street analyst.

Truck maker Freightliner and drive train manufacturer Eaton are preparing an electric hybrid delivery truck for the propane gas market.

Diesel prices jumped jumped 3.1 cents last week to $2.216 per gallon, the first increase after three straight weeks of declines, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

While much of the world was showing growing alarm over a possible swine flu pandemic and business scrambled to contain the impact, Dan Sanker, CEO of logistics provider CaseStack, pulled out his plans

Tariffs Mexico imposed on select U.S. products in response to the elimination of a cross-border trucking program are having little discernable impact on cross-border trade — or trucking.

After losing freight to competitors for two consecutive quarters, YRC Worldwide is rolling out a customer incentive package in an attempt to rebuild freight flows and density in its struggling long-ha

Shippers bracing for a dramatic surge in trucking rates can take a deep breath — evidence is stacking up that loose capacity and rock-bottom prices will be around for a while.

The U.S. trucking industry shed more than 16,000 jobs in April, the Labor Department said, as part of a 38,000 job loss in the transportation and warehousing sector.

Bulk carrier Quality Distribution reduced its losses in the first quarter as it restructured to meet lower demand and reduced its debt to decrease interest payments.

The National Industrial Transportation League “strongly” opposes attempts to cap federal size and weight limits on heavy trucks and will support raising those limits to 97,000 pounds.

Forced to take a large write-down of “goodwill” as business weakened, intermodal provider Pacer International posted a net loss of $177.4 million for the first quarter and warned it might

Frozen Food Express Industries lost $6.1 million in the first quarter despite moves to cut costs in the difficult trucking environment.

Heavy truck orders for major North American manufacturers in April were down 9 percent from March and 57 percent from April 2008 with no improvement in sight, according to data compiled by FTR Associa

Truckload carrier Swift Transportation is upgrading its internal document processing to pay drivers and bill customers faster as cash flow has become a major priority for carriers in the current econo