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Con-way Freight, which has struggled to regain its financial footing in the less-than-truckload market, announced the departure Tuesday of John G. Labrie as president.

Harbor truckers on the West Coast like to call at Matson Navigation terminals. The gates and container yards are always fully staffed, and gate operations are efficient.

After enduring one of the worst stretches in decades that culminated in last year’s economic and trade recession, the freight transportation industry is finally in recovery.

David Congdon has a message other trucking executives might not want shippers to hear: Truckers don’t necessarily have to raise rates to build profit.

Former BAX Global leader Joey Carnes this week became chairman and CEO of MIQ Logistics, where he'll work with former BAX hand John Carr, president and COO.

YRC Worldwide completed the $38.7 million sale of most of YRC Logistics to private equity firm Austin Ventures, which rebranded the unit as MIQ Logistics.

Con-way Freight has a long, hard slog ahead as it struggles to right-size its volume and wrangles with shippers over pricing in what looks to be a slower recovery.

Con-way Truckload is looking beyond its less-than-truckload sister company for more business from “external” customers.

A motor carrier in Southern Virginia, FWC, shut down this week, ending a 30-year run as it struggled to rebuild business in the economic recovery.

New Century Transportation is the latest trucking company to plot a route for Wall Street with an initial public offering to raise cash for expansion in the recovery.

Roadrunner Transportation Services reported a 32.9 percent gain in revenue in the second quarter, but costs associated with the retirement of debt cut into earnings.

About 300 independent truckers in the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association who operate in parts of the central and southwestern U.S.

YRC Worldwide plans to ask Nasdaq for additional time to raise its stock value above $1 a share to avoid delisting, the company said in its full quarterly 10-Q report.

The country’s largest less-than-truckload carrier is nowhere near as large as it used to be, but YRC Worldwide is far closer to profitability.

California’s flower growers have taken a cue from their produce counterparts and will begin to consolidate shipping to save freight costs and better compete with South America’s floral pro

Senators Thursday introduced a bill that would let states decide whether to allow tractor-trailers as heavy as 97,000 pounds on Interstate highways.

An increase in the cost of shipping shoes has Sen. Herb Kohl kicking about the classification system used to help price less-than-truckload freight.

Canadian shippers paid more to move goods by truck in May, with overall freight costs rising 3 percent from April, the Canadian General Freight Index reports.

Trucking and logistics operator Con-way said its net profit fell by more than half in the second quarter to $13.9 million as earnings plunged in the core less-than-truckload operations despite improvi

YRC Worldwide's regional carriers reported a second-quarter profit, as tonnage growth put them on a faster trajectory toward recovery than national carrier YRC.

Trucking company Old Dominion Freight Line approved a 3-for-2 stock split to boost the trading volume of its stock. The split will take place Aug. 23.

YRC Worldwide reported a $48.3 million operating profit in the second quarter on Tuesday and expanded business with shipping customers as the less-than-truckload carrier showed signs it is turning aro

Seasonally adjusted truck tonnage declined for the second consecutive month, supporting claims the economy is slowing, the American Trucking Associations said.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia said it ended a string of quarterly losses with a $2 million net profit in the second quarter, as heavier shipments and stronger pricing pushed revenue up 6 percent.

Old Dominion Freight Line doubled its net profit in the second quarter to $21.5 million on the strongest growth in tonnage the less-than-truckload carrier has seen in two years, the company said Wedne

Less-than-truckload carrier Vitran nearly quadrupled its profit and raised its yield in the second quarter, as its freight volume surged 10 percent.

Swift Transportation, the nation's second-largest privately owned trucking company, is going public for the second time in its history.

FedEx Ground will pay Massachusetts $3 million to settle allegations it misclassified delivery truck drivers as independent contractors, the state attorney general said.

Buoyed by an 11.9 percent increase in tonnage, ABF Freight System cut its operating loss in half in the second quarter, from $26.8 million a year ago to $12.6 million.

Net orders for heavy trucks hit a new peak for the year in June, climbing 21 percent over May to reach 15,999 orders, according to ACT Research.

Beleaguered YRC Worldwide expects to report a milestone on a path back to profitability, projecting an adjusted EBITDA of at least $24 million for the second quarter when it releases its financial res

A team of researchers from Auburn University is delving into the dynamics of less-than-truckload pricing as LTL trucking companies struggle to raise rates.

A round of initial interviews will help the researchers frame a second round of questions for a broad spectrum of companies, Auburn’s Joe Hanna said.

European Union regulators cleared Geodis, the French transport and logistics provider, to take sole control of Giraud, a leading French forwarder active across Europe.

Trucking company New England Motor Freight is expanding in the Midwest, opening a larger less-than-truckload freight terminal in Toledo, Ohio.

Supply chain researchers at Auburn University are seeking carriers and shippers willing to participate in a study on trends in less-than-truckload pricing.

YRC Worldwide expects to report a positive EBIDTA of at least $24 million for the second quarter when it releases its financial results Aug. 3.

Larger trucking companies appear more optimistic than smaller competitors about their ability to get access to credit, but most carriers expect lending to stay tight.

The sleek new tractors deployed by Con-way Freight not only warn drivers if they’re following another vehicle too closely, they signal confidence in the economy.

Canadian trucking giant TransForce is expanding operations in Calgary while strengthening a crossborder corridor linking Western Canada and Texas.