Trucking News

Shippers moving cargo between the US and Mexico over the World Trade International Bridge have faced detours and delays since Monday.

A new chief financial officer may speed Roadrunner Transportation's recovery from financial stumbles last year.

Such a move already has support on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have been weighing options to strengthen Federal Maritime Commission safeguards against collusion among carriers in the world’s three major VSAs.

US and Mexican authorities have closed down the largest US-Mexico truck crossing point.

As a brokerage, Uber Freight wants drivers with trucks, not trucks without drivers.

'Driver-centric' brokerage aims to unlock small-carrier capacity for freight shippers and give truck drivers a new pipeline of freight to tap.

“We’re angry that the port authority is acting like a real estate broker instead of trying to help the industry.”

A key driver in the increase is Russia’s new Platon toll system.

TCI’s fiscal year 2016 to 2017 consolidated net earnings increased nearly 44 percent.

In recent weeks some terminals have been struggling to handle a surge in new business.

Long-haul truckload operator launches final-mile service using straight trucks, team drivers.

North American railways and trucking companies are in a bare-knuckle, low-margin fight for domestic intermodal cargo.

The purchase of last-mile logistics businesses in 2016 drove Schneider revenue higher despite a soft truckload market.

Flexe's virtual next-day delivery network helps the "Airbnb of warehousing" deliver e-commerce fulfillment for shippers.

As more consumers order heavier goods online, XPO and other last-mile logistics providers need more space.

The distribution and fulfillment demands of Amazon.com will significantly disrupt traditional long-haul truckload shipping.

Welch sees LTL carriers like YRC partnering with 3PLs in order to increase participation in e-commerce fulfillment

A 40 percent increase in residential business threw ABF Freight System's delivery network out of kilter in the first quarter.

Less-than-truckload operator advances contract talks and said it takes more than price hikes to make a profit.

Competition for potential truck drivers is heating up as the United States nears "full employment."

The $14.6 billion 3PL closed $716 million in new business in the quarter, including major logistics and intermodal deals.

Two more companies have joined the Daseke family.

Increases in profit, volume and revenue at XPO's LTL business underscore widening rift between LTL and truckload sector.

Truckload and LTL carriers report higher number of shippers pressing for early contract talks amid concerns over capacity in second half.

Eric Meek, former president and chief operating officer, has been replaced by Jonathan Russell.

A private investment firm gives Roadrunner a big shot of capital as it reorders its trucking and logistics businesses and finances.

The addition of seven feet and four additional pallet locations to the container means a 13 percent payload increase.

Trucking company Saia rolled into the US Northeast Monday.

“He isn’t focused on intermodal.”

Future partners focus on better utilizing assets as excess capacity keeps pressure on truckload rates.

Higher industrial output helped increase the frequency and weight of LTL shipments in the first quarter at Old Dominion Freight Line.

Higher freight demand fails to absorb excess truckload capacity, pushing down rates and tightening margins for largest US freight broker.

The new law is modeled on the International Maritime Organization’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendment, which took effect on July 1, 2016.

More shippers are putting freight lanes up for bid, Covenant Transportation Group executives say.

UPS's Mark Modesti believes smaller shippers increasingly are drawing near an "inflection" point when it comes to adding technology and changing processes to control inventory. They need to get past that point to survive and grow.

The bill passed the Senate on a 26-to-5 vote, and has cleared the House Transportation Committee.

Spot market truckload rates are rising on higher demand, but contract rate hikes are being slowed by market uncertainty and excess capacity.

Werner Enterprises and Heartland Express follow J.B. Hunt in reporting a rise in freight demand as the second quarter gets under way.

If it gets regulatory approval, a futures market for truck freight rates, based on DAT data, could help shippers mitigate pricing risks as the market gets more volatile.

Facing tougher customer demands and more supply chain complexity, shippers increasingly want and need to collaborate with transportation partners. It doesn't happen overnight.