LTL

Knowledge is power in contract talks, shippers at the NASSTRAC conference say.

Shippers, it is clear, want greater visibility into their supply chains.

New service aims to smooth cross-border hurdles for shippers and provide greater supply chain visibility.

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

The largest US trucking companies now are owned by large logistics operators looking to provide end-to-end services for shippers.

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

Shippers spent more on dedicated trucking and last-mile deliveries last year, benefiting top tier carriers. Will industrial and consumer freight follow in 2017?

A "technical error" could cut $112 million from federal funding for truck safety enforcement programs, raising the risk of high-cost accidents.

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.

Shippers on both sides of the US border struggle to identify and control fuel costs as Mexico pursues price reform.

LTL-Truckload operator strives to reverse revenue decline, fix finances.

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.

As XPO gains global scale, it is blending disparate networks to offer new services to shippers.

Echo Global Logistics sees need for even more optimization and analytics as online shopping begins to transform not just final-mile delivery but also middle-mile transport choices.

US inventories are rising, but inventory-to-sales ratios are falling, a sign freight is moving inland faster and inventories turning over more rapidly.

Fuel surcharges, which dropped along with fuel prices in 2015 and 2016, are now rising again, putting more pressure on shipper budgets.

The economic impact of a challenge to Mexican trucking in the United States is small, but the debate could fuel a growing trade dispute.

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

Large shippers seek integrated enterprise technology that provides greater visibility and control over execution and costs, but there's no "magic elixir."

For-hire trucking's employment numbers slipped slightly in January, the first monthly decline in January since 2010.

A mandate many truckload carriers and drivers dread could bring more freight to less-than-truckload competitors, Old Dominion's David Congdon says.

Speakers at the SMC3 Jump Start 2017 conference expect truckload and LTL rates to move up, modestly, in 2017.

Shippers and trucking companies at SMC3 conference urged to use embedded analytics in transportation software to automate tasks from motor carrier selection to route optimization.

The strong US dollar is making a bad equipment imbalance at the border worse, and will encourage the growth of less-than-truckload shipping across the border and in Mexico, SMC3 expects.

A sudden double-digit hike in fuel prices is hammering Mexican trucking companies and shippers — but it's not their only problem.

The incoming administration may provide an opportunity for freight-friendly policies, according to Americans for Modern Transportation, a group that counts Amazon, UPS, and FedEx among its ranks.

After setback, owner-operators say they will "pull out all the stops" to convince lawmakers, US Supreme Court, to kill the ELD mandate.

For-hire trucking employment rose to a new high in December, but carriers are hitting a hiring ceiling.

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.

Surging demand for same day and e-commerce delivery is reshaping the Russian trucking sector.

US truck tonnage growth hit the gas in November, rising after falling in October, but an index tracking pricing didn’t come even close to keeping up.

Independent truckers want the full appellate court to rehear its case against the government's electronic logging mandate, as the compliance clock ticks louder.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says language in a rule issued last year seen as "requiring" sleep apnea testing violates the law.

As the Obama administration winds down, federal regulators are rolling out some long-awaited trucking safety rules, while Congress legislates driver hours of service. Some groups would like president-elect Trump to block pending rules.

As 2017 beckons, less-than-truckload trucking companies are traveling an unmapped route through some unfamiliar territory.

A stronger-than-expected third quarter for the US economy bolstered trucking employment, but trucking hiring is still knocking against a ceiling.