Truckload

Shippers are shouldering the cost of a sudden and often unexplained increase in unpaid tolls racked up by independent drayage drivers.

Mexican trucking companies are urging lawmakers to stiffen penalties against cargo robberies.

“We expect contractual rates to begin to improve over the next few quarters.”

Increased second-quarter US industrial activity, consumer confidence primes freight market, pressures rates.

Higher second-quarter freight demand drove up costs faster than contract rates for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, squeezing the $6.6 billion company's profits.

Seasonally adjusted employment numbers show trucking employment dropping since March, though raw data show gains. Will truckers shift from first mile to last mile?

The $113 million acquisition of Interstate Distributor will give Heartland greater "depth" in important truck lanes and a roster of experienced drivers.

The addition of The Steelman Companies follows mergers with Big Freight Systems and Schilli Companies, pushing Daseke revenue closer to $1 billion.

Shipper spending on dedicated trucking rose last year, almost equaling spending on one-way full truckloads, a CSCMP report shows.

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

Trucking outfits and shippers that delayed preparing for electronic logging will have to accelerate plans as Supreme Court rejects appeal of ELD rule.

Trucking CEO tells ALK summit her company is getting 'aggressive' with shippers over truck parking as ELD mandate deadline draws nearer.

Overall freight volumes are rising, but truck tonnage is down, which could reflect an accelerating shift in freight patterns powered by e-commerce.

Logistics technology providers, carriers, and shippers at the ALK Transportation Technology Summit said they are racing to integrate data and systems across continents and the cloud, driven in part by e-commerce.

The North American Chassis Pool Cooperative (NACPC) already provides premium pools in the Ohio Valley, Savannah, and Houston.

A new chief financial officer may speed Roadrunner Transportation's recovery from financial stumbles last year.

Long-haul truckload operator launches final-mile service using straight trucks, team drivers.

The purchase of last-mile logistics businesses in 2016 drove Schneider revenue higher despite a soft truckload market.

As more consumers order heavier goods online, XPO and other last-mile logistics providers need more space.

The distribution and fulfillment demands of Amazon.com will significantly disrupt traditional long-haul truckload shipping.

Two more companies have joined the Daseke family.

Eric Meek, former president and chief operating officer, has been replaced by Jonathan Russell.

Future partners focus on better utilizing assets as excess capacity keeps pressure on truckload rates.

More shippers are putting freight lanes up for bid, Covenant Transportation Group executives say.

UPS's Mark Modesti believes smaller shippers increasingly are drawing near an "inflection" point when it comes to adding technology and changing processes to control inventory. They need to get past that point to survive and grow.

Spot market truckload rates are rising on higher demand, but contract rate hikes are being slowed by market uncertainty and excess capacity.

Werner Enterprises and Heartland Express follow J.B. Hunt in reporting a rise in freight demand as the second quarter gets under way.

If it gets regulatory approval, a futures market for truck freight rates, based on DAT data, could help shippers mitigate pricing risks as the market gets more volatile.

Facing tougher customer demands and more supply chain complexity, shippers increasingly want and need to collaborate with transportation partners. It doesn't happen overnight.

J.B. Hunt’s less optimistic outlook could be an early indicator of what to expect from Class I railroads and trucking companies’ first-quarter earnings to be released over the next several weeks.

Shippers and logistics operators at recent conferences didn't expect a massive capacity crunch to follow the rollout of an electronic logging mandate this year, but truckers warned there will be an impact.

Knight-Swift merger, Schneider public offering, seen triggering more truckload acquisitions, consolidation, and soon.

The $6 billion deal announced Monday will establish Knight-Swift Transportation as the largest truckload operator in the United States.

Auto demand may be 'leveling off,' but Teamsters win wage increases in five-year carhauler deal.

QualifiedCarriers.com data show more smaller trucking firms entering market as big carriers cut capacity.

An infusion of capital from a stock offering would help Schneider expand services, update equipment, and acquire companies.

Cass truckload and intermodal data reflect importance of fuel in pricing and rising demand.

A new generation of leadership at US Xpress Enterprises plots a route through disruption, change to come.

The largest US truckload carriers made the best of a bad year in 2016.

Adding density by merging separate refrigerated subsidiaries gave Roadrunner market leverage.