Top 25 LTL Trucking Companies

Shippers search for alternate carriers as rank-and-file union members vote on ‘last, best’ offer from LTL carriers.

For those who think that it’s somehow counterintuitive to have a pricing model designed to create a loss or to reduce operating margins, rest assured, it is.

The expansion is a bet on the continuing strength of the US economy — and Old Dominion has a record of success when it comes to matching demand and capacity with price and avoiding inefficiencies.

Digitizing the bedrock shipping document would help less-than-truckload carriers cut costs and optimize freight flows while returning some of those gains to shippers.

The mode-shifting by shippers is not only caused by tight US truckload capacity, but also changing retail dynamics in the “Amazon Era.”

The trucking and logistics operator — the 15th largest in the United States — may issue new stock or consider new equity or debt capital as it restructures.

The Landair Holdings acquisition underscores strong shipper demand for dedicated services to meet delivery demands.

The Legends of LTL event in Pittsburgh brought together executives from more than 20 US trucking companies, many of whom fought tooth and nail for freight for decades, but also learned from each other.

Less-than-truckload carriers are in expansion mode as freight pours in from traditional and non-traditional sources. But will available industrial real estate limit their growth?

Finding capacity for shippers and increasing Old Dominion’s less-than-truckload (LTL) market share to 15 percent are key goals for Greg C. Gantt, the company’s new CEO. The LTL trucking company is undergoing a management transition as it seeks to overtake larger rival, XPO Logistics.

The integration of several subsidiaries under Ascent Global Logistics is meant to strengthen domestic and international capabilities, as well as give shippers inroads to capacity.

The federal truck safety watchdog agency and its state partners have chosen to “phase in” enforcement of the mandate, with the FMCSA granting several, temporary delays or partial exemptions.

The freight boom that began absorbing truck capacity in September still has legs.

YRC Worldwide was hit by two hurricanes and a wave of rising transportation costs in the third quarter, forcing it to lower its projected operating profit for 2017.

The fastest-growing LTL carriers in 2016 were far from the largest.

Shippers want faster door-to-door service from less-than-truckload carriers.

A steady increase in freight volumes and e-commerce demand is fueling an expansion of LTL networks, with YRC Freight planning eight distribution centers.

Penske to acquire truck leasing, dedicated logistics business owned by family that founded Old Dominion Freight Line.

With API tool, logistics technology company project44 aims to help shippers find capacity for lower-cost "volume LTL" shipments.

ODFL’s mid-quarter update is the latest indication that freight volumes and shipping costs are rising in the United States.

LTL operator's chief customer officer says his company and others need to change "mindset," work with customers to avoid disruption in the Amazon era.

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.

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

Trucking company Saia rolled into the US Northeast Monday.

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

Alliance between US and Canadian trucking operators comes as both parties expand.

FedEx Freight's latest quarterly earnings show LTL rates rising in the early months of 2017.

Drivers at XPO's terminal in Trenton request a union election as the company battles the union on more than one front.

Shippers are likely to see LTL rates and fuel surcharges rise in 2017.

Although ports may reopen Wednesday, in parts of the US Northeast, over-the-road freight transport remains frozen.

A shortage of ocean containers may spell transloading opportunity for US trucking companies.

Mid-sized LTL carriers increased revenue at a faster pace in 2016 and are poised to grow more.

Shipper demands for more integrated services helped spur merger of regional less-than-truckload carriers Central Freight Lines and Wilson Trucking.

Large less-than-truckload carriers are rolling into 2017 on a firmer foundation and look to boost pricing.

Roadrunner Freight expects business to bounce back in 2017, and is expanding on the West Coast while building up density in major less-than-truckload lanes to inland markets.

Companies such as Old Dominion Freight Line, Estes Express Line, and Saia are adding terminals and doors. Can they add more freight and market share?

Lower fuel surcharges, lighter shipments, acquisitions costs blamed for lower profit at less-than-truckload, logistics company.

Roadrunner’s push into the expedited shipping market over the last two years provided the trucking company an airbag to protect against crashing truckload and less-than-truckload volumes and rates in the third quarter.

Despite a "soft industrial backdrop" and lower fuel surcharges and revenue, less-than-truckload carrier YRC Freight raised profits nearly 25 percent year-over-year in the third quarter and opened a new terminal.