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Truckload carriers seem to be traveling a different route than the rest of the sputtering U.S. economy.

Trucking employment was essentially flat in July, with for-hire carriers adding only 1,300 jobs for a 0.1 percent increase from June to about 1.28 million employees, according to seasonally adjusted d

Con-way increased its net profit 111 percent to $29.4 million in the second quarter, as the company’s revenue increased 3.2 percent to $1.35 billion.

Refrigerated trucking operator Frozen Food Express Industries cut its net loss by 25 percent from a year ago to $3.3 m

Roadrunner Transportation Systems reported a $7.4 million net profit in the second quarter, as the trucker’s total revenue leaped 30.4 percent to $208.3 million.

Estes Express Lines will raise less-than-truckload rates an average 6.9 percent effective Aug. 8, matching rate hikes by many of its LTL competitors.

Freight shipments declined 3.7 percent in July from the previous month, a sign the sluggish economy is slipping, Cass Information Systems said Wednesday.

Arkansas Best, parent of ABF Freight System, returned to the black for the first time in nearly three years with a $5.3 million net profit in the second quarter on a sharp gain in pricing that pushed

Old Dominion Freight Line on Monday combined several existing business units to launch a carrier “neutral” third-party logistics provider, Vault Logistics.

Michael J. Smid, the chief operating officer of YRC Worldwide who handled the largest carrier less-than-truckload consolidation in history, left the company Friday.

As James Welch returns to the less-than-truckload company he left four years ago, his big challenge is getting a much different YRC Worldwide and its new industry dynamics to add up to a profit.

Leading YRC Worldwide back to profitability may be the toughest job in trucking, and it belongs to James L. Welch.

Truckload carrier CRST International expanded its capacity, revenue base and diversified its business by acquiring Specialized Transportation for an undisclosed sum.

Old Dominion Freight Line increased its profit 83.1 percent to $39.4 million in the second quarter, as revenue rose 30.4 percent from a year ago to $480.3 million.

YRC Worldwide named Jamie G. Pierson, a managing director with Alvarez & Marsal North America, interim chief financial officer while it seeks a permanent CFO.

Multiregional less-than-truckload carrier Saia increased its year-over-year profit 41 percent to $8.3 million in the second quarter, as its revenue rose 15 percent to $266 million.

Third-party logistics and brokerage giant C.H.

UPS Freight increased its revenue 19 percent to $660 million in the second quarter, improving its revenue per hundredweight and profitability, the company said.

MultiPack, formally Servicios Nacionales Mupa, has trucking, express package and warehousing operations across Mexico.

Canadian less-than-truckload operator Vitran lost $2.3 million in the second quarter, despite a 23.1 percent increase in revenue to $208.9 million.

YRC Worldwide must demonstrate its value to shippers, logistics providers and its own employees to survive and succeed, new CEO James L. Welch said.

Canadian logistics provider and package carrier Purolator International opened a facility in Minneapolis as it rolls out an “aggressive” expansion in the U.S.

There may be a strong case to be made for using natural gas to fuel the country’s heavy-duty trucks, but for years that case has been ruled by inarguable logic: Truckers don’t buy natural

YRC Worldwide on Friday named James L. Welch, a former president of Yellow Transportation who spent 29 years with the trucking company, as its new CEO.

Troubled trucking giant YRC Worldwide completed its $500 million financial restructuring Friday, cementing long-term credit terms and labor concessions that will save the company more than $1 billion

When YRC Worldwide’s new board of directors meets for the first time today, job number one will be naming a new CEO. Job number two: a new CFO.

Long-haul less-than-truckload operator YRC National rolled back into the black in the second quarter, reporting an operating profit of $10.6 million.

YRC Worldwide hiked its contract rates about 4 percent in the second quarter as the less-than-truckload carrier hauled more long-haul and regional freight.

YRC Worldwide, in the midst of a restructuring aimed at stabilizing the trucking company's finances, reported a $39 million loss for the second quarter on Friday but said overall revenue grew 12.3 per

James L. Welch is resigning as CEO of Dynamex, leaving the former YRC executive free to rejoin the trucking company in place of retiring chief William D. Zollars.

Averitt Express is shortening transit times between the Southern U.S. and Western Canada with a service that speeds freight across the border over weekends.

YRC Inc., the long-haul subsidiary of YRC Worldwide is hiking its rates 6.9 percent, matching rate hikes announced by many of its

Con-way Freight will hike its tariff rates 6.9 percent Aug. 1, matching general rate increases announced this month by UPS Freight and ABF Freight System.

Total Transportation Services, a Long-Beach, Calif-based port drayage company, plans to buy 100 hydrogen fuel cell plug-in e

FTR Associates’ monthly Shippers Condition Index rose this month, indicating that market influences affectin

For a quick gauge of where truck pricing is headed, check tire prices.

After securing a $400 million asset-based loan, the last remaining step is the sale of $100 million worth of convertible preferred securities to its lenders, a company official said.

YRC Worldwide expects its revenue to rise about $600 million this year to $4.9 billion and to report an operating profit of $4.2 million in the second half.

FedEx will increase capital spending 24 percent over the next year, adding $800 million as it replenishes its fleets with new aircraft, trucks and tractors.

The backlog of Class 8 trucks on order to be built is getting bigger, as demand for new trucks remains strong despite a slowing economy, ACT Research said.