Trucking News

London -- DSV, Scandinavia's biggest trucking and logistics company, reported 2008 net profit gained 15 percent from a year ago on strong growth in ocean and air freight volumes and a one off gain on

Trucking companies hauling steel coil in Alabama must use specially certified drivers or face fines of up to $10,000. Uncertified drivers could face fines of up to $1,000 and a year in jail.

The average cost of a gallon of diesel went up for the first time since mid-January as crude oil futures surged past $50 per barrel for the first time since November.

Standard & Poor’s assigned one of its highest investment grades on UPS debt as a result of its stable cash flow and strong position in ground parcel delivery market.

The deadline for all truck drivers entering terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey to have TWIC cards is Monday, March 23, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in an urgent rem

The largest long-term concern for the domestic trucking industry for many years, at least up to last year, was a looming shortage of qualified drivers. No one is talking about that anymore.

Federal officials rushing to roll out the Transportation Worker Identification Credential are getting some help from an unexpected quarter — the recession.

Congress finally killed a program allowing U.S.

The Port of Long Beach plans to make its clean-truck and motor carrier subsidy programs more attractive through an incentive package that the Board of Harbor Commissioners will be asked to consider at

New stimulus spending by the Canadian federal government is hurrying along the upgrading of the Canadian half of the Blue Water Bridge, the second busiest Canada-United States commercial border crossi

In a major victory for the harbor trucking industry, the U.S.

OD Global, a division of less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line, expanded its trade management service to incorporate new Importer Security Filing requirements, known as U.S.

YRC Worldwide regional less-than-truckload subsidiary USF Holland will close 11 terminals, representing 15 percent of Holland's network, by April 6 to cope with weak freight demand throughout its syst

The rush by shippers away from trucking heavyweight YRC Worldwide in response to the company’s fragile financial and operating position – both real and perceived – has shifted into r

President Obama said he plans to nominate Robert S.

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) warned March 19 of the damage that could result from the announcement that the government of Mexico will impose tariffs on U.S.

Trucking activity, a bellwether of general trade and economic conditions, is in sharp decline along the United States-Canada border.

FedEx earnings plunged in the company’s fiscal third quarter as a result of the global recession.

Montreal-based TransForce, Canada's largest all-categories trucking/logistics firm, reports buckling down to a "deteriorating" business economy in North America with hiring and salary freeze

The weakening economy reared its head in the latest data on trade between the United States, Canada and Mexico, showing year-over-year surface transportation growth of imports and exports in 2008 to b

The Producer Price Index in the transportation and warehousing sector slowed to 0.5 percent in February from 0.8 percent in January.

London -- France's freight transport system faces paralysis on March 19 as longshoremen, railroad workers, truckers and air cargo handlers join a 24-hour general strike to protest against President Ni

Truck and engine manufacturer Navistar posted a profit of $234 million in its fiscal first quarter ending Jan.

Where some see a transportation landscape littered with empty trailers, shuttered carrier offices and parked trucks and ships, others see opportunities.

The price of an average gallon of diesel fuel fell another 2.8 cents last week to $2.017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Southeastern Freight Lines is replacing carrier partnerships in Alabama with its own direct service to speed delivery and reduce damage claims.

Daimler AG is making changes at the top of its North American truck manufacturing unit — the largest supplier of heavy-duty trucks in the United States and Canada.

Business is very slow for manufacturers in New York, according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

Industrial production, a key measure of shipping demand, fell 1.4 percent in February, according to a report from the Federal Reserve.

Freight tonnage will grow more than 26 percent and freight revenue by 68 percent by 2020, according to a study sponsored by the American Trucking Associations.

After challenging Bush administration trucking hours-of-service rules several times, the Teamsters union and several safety advocacy groups are taking their fight to the more labor-friendly Obama admi

When Germany began charging drivers by the mile for the use of its highways, commercial trucks were the first to convert from a motor fuel tax. If the U.S.

Just five months after launching their clean-trucks program, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are poised to restructure the fee and subsidy elements that are at the core of the nation’s m

Trucking companies waiting until next year to upgrade their fleets with cleaner- burning diesel engines may have a tough time passing the extra cost on to shipper customers if the long economic winter

The American Trucking Associations is challenging the third attempt by the Teamsters union and consumer safety advocates to change federal truck driver hours

YRC President, Chairman and CEO William D.

Congress passed a huge $409.6 billion omnibus appropriations bill March 10 with a final vote in the Senate of 62-35.

Freight transportation services declined in January for the third consecutive month, pulling the Department of Transportation’s index to its lowest level in more than five years.

Frank J. Walsh, long-time chairman of National Retail Systems, died on Feb. 25 of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 62.

Diesel last week dropped 4.2 cents to an average price of $2.045 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.