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President Obama is keeping open the option of drawing oil out of the U.S.

Two national trucking groups called on the Department of Transportation to begin researching the benefits of crashworthiness standards for heavy trucks.

Geodis Wilson strengthened its position in the U.S.

Old Dominion Freight Line, a less-than-truckload carrier, is driving deeper into drayage, opening a container drayage facility in Mobile, Ala.

Shippers are bracing for higher transportation costs, even as the economy slows, according to a second-quarter survey of more than 2,000 logistics managers.

German logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL purchased Standard Forwarding, a five-state less-than-truckload motor carrier in East Moline, Ill.

Truckload capacity appears to be tightening again, after loosening in April, according to a key measure of industry equipment supply and demand.

YRC Worldwide is once again contributing to Teamsters pensions, but at much lower level than it did before suspending those contributions in July 2009.

Transportation and logistics giant Con-way will send $200,000 to help tornado survivors rebuild in Joplin, Mo., the home of its Con-way Truckload division.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems acquired M. Bruenger Trucking, a truckload carrier with headquarters in Wichita, Kans., for approximately $10.6 million.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will delay the release of its controversial new truck driver hours-of-service rules until October.

Despite winter storms and rising energy costs, publicly owned trucking companies gained ground in the first quarter, buoyed in part by an expansion in manufacturing.

Net orders for commercial truck trailers dropped 30 percent in April from March after climbing for 18 straight months, according to ACT Research.

Following Missouri’s lead, the state of Kansas is suspending some motor carrier rules to expedite relief shipments heading to tornado victims in Joplin, Mo.

Seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage fell 0.7 percent in April, decelerating from a revised 1.9 perc

The average price of diesel fell 6.4 cents in the past week to $3.997 a gallon across the U.S., the first time it has been below $4 in nearly two months, according to the U.S.

Regional less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio will purchase 125 tractors and 100 trailers this year, as the company benefits from a “solid” if not robust economic recovery.

TransCore’s North American Freight Index fell 14 percent in April from March, when the index reached its highest level since 2005 after three months of posting record numbers.

A key cross-border trucking route linking Western Canada and the U.S. is open to traffic Tuesday after being closed for nearly a month because of severe flooding.

Less-than-truckload carriers spent the better part of last year stuck behind truckload operators, struggling to raise rates.

Market conditions are worsening for U.S. shippers as truck capacity tightens and fuel prices and surcharges rise, an index released by FTR Associates shows.

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell 0.5 percent in April after rising 2.7 percent in March, underscoring what the index sponsors called a “fitful” recovery.

Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., will re-introduce a bill Wednesday aimed at creating safer and more secure parking spaces for long-haul truck drivers.

YRC Worldwide is searching for engineers to help optimize its network to save fuel — and money — by making the trucking company greener and more efficient.

When it comes to rates, there’s an ocean of difference between global shipping lines and North American domestic carriers.

Slow growth, or even declining revenue, isn’t necessarily a bad thing — if it comes with higher earnings.

YRC Worldwide may have cleared perhaps the largest obstacle to its survival by securing an accord on a restructuring plan to cut debt and boost liquidity, but it almost certainly will not be the last

Transportation and logistics giant Con-way increased revenue 7.2 percent to $1.3 billion in the first quarter, reporting a $6.9 million profit.

Less-than-truckload pricing will continue to rise throughout 2011, as a stronger economy “soaks up” excess capacity, said YRC Worldwide’s William D. Zollars.

A surge in freight in March and higher prices buoyed YRC Worldwide in the first quarter but couldn’t bring the troubled less-than-truckload giant back to profitability.

Higher tonnage, shipments and pricing drove less-than-truckload carrier Saia further into the black in the first quarter, with a net income of $713,000.

Strong demand and higher prices lifted first quarter revenue 20 percent for less-than-truckload and truckload operator Roadrunner Transportation Systems.

Matson Navigation swung to an operating loss of $7.4 million in the first quarter ended March 31 from a profit of $10.4 million in the same quarter a year earlier, as soaring fuel prices ate up the in

New debt restructuring agreements YRC Worldwide reached with lenders and pension funds will allow the carrier to meet a key deadline in its bid to avoid bankruptcy.

Alabama and other states nearby are trying to clear away debris that hampers transportation systems and to restore power to businesses and homes, following a devastating tornado outbreak this week tha

Old Dominion Freight Line stayed on course for stronger profitability and greater market share in the first quarter, with a 180 percent increase in net income.

Truck rates and volume outpaced first-quarter cost increases at C.H. Robinson Worldwide, bolstering the non-asset transportation giant's revenue and profit.

Yusen Logistics (Americas) hired Doug Granger as director of capacity procurement and intermodal equipment management.

The average sales price of used heavy-duty trucks increased 6 percent in March from February, as demand for capacity collided with a short supply of older vehicles.

The American Trucking Associations seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in March after falling a