Truckload

The average cost of diesel in the United States rose to more than $4 per gallon for the first time since May, as prices climbed 6.1 cents in the week ending Aug. 20.

The Port of Virginia has begun registering motor carriers for an online portal that will allow them to manage the rentals of chassis from the port’s HRCP II pool.

U.S. diesel prices rose at the fastest pace since March 2011, jumping 11.5 cents in the week ending Aug. 13 as oil prices slipped.

U.S. cross-border truck trade with Mexico by value hit an all-time high in May, reflecting the steadily increasing trade between the NAFTA members and growing consumption by the Mexican middle class.

Diesel prices in the U.S. jumped up more than 5 cents for the second time in three weeks, a sign of increasing volatility of fuel costs.

The Journal of Commerce Truckload Capacity Index rose 0.3 percentage points to 84.4 in the second quarter, as a slower economy depressed freight demand.

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Diesel prices in the U.S. rose at the fastest pace since late February, jumping 8.8 cents in the week ending July 23 as oil prices finished Monday trading at their lowest point in four days.

Diesel prices in the U.S. rose for the second week in a row, inching up 1.2 cents in the week ending July 16 as oil prices rose more than $1 per barrel.

Diesel prices in the U.S. rose for the first time in three months, climbing 3.5 cents in the week ending July 9 as oil prices rose more than a $1.

The American Trucking Associations will hold its first-ever conference in late November on the opportunities burgeoning natural gas production could provide to the trucking industry.

For-hire truck tonnage fell 0.7 percent in May from April but grew at a slightly brisker pace on a year-over-year basis, 4.1 percent, reflecting a slowing, not stalling, of economic growth.

Truckload rates shifted into lower gear in May, rising only 5 percent from a year ago and staying basically flat from April, according to Cass Information Systems.

Diesel prices in the U.S. hit the lowest point since October, falling 6.5 cents in the week ending June 11 as oil prices rose to nearly $85 a barrel.

Volkswagen, the German auto and commercial vehicle manufacturer, is mulling the purchase of a stake in U.S. truck maker Navistar International, according to media reports.

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Energy giant Shell Oil and truck stop chain TravelCenters of America agreed to build and operate a nationwide natural gas fueling stations for heavy-duty trucks.

Net orders for new heavy-duty truck orders hit their lowest level since 2010 in April, continuing a decline

Capacity at a group of seven large truckload carriers dropped 0.6 percent from a year ago in the first quarter and only 0.3 percent from the fourth quarter, the smallest annual and sequential quarterl

Industrial manufacturer Eaton is purchasing a global electrical equipment supplier in a bid to create a $21.5 billion power management and manufacturing company.

Spot market truckload freight jumped 17 percent year-over-year in April, climbing 3.5 percent from March, according to load matching company TransCore DAT.

Motor carriers are adopting natural gas as one of the fuels of choice for their fleets because it makes financial sense, truck manufacturers told the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beac

Shippers can expect more upward pressure on truck pricing through the fall as available capacity t

Truckload rates decelerated in April, rising 6.9 percent year-over-year, compared with a 7.4 percent increase in March, according to Cass Information Systems.

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Shippers that don’t monitor trucking costs carefully could see truck pricing skyrocket by 2014, Mike Regan, president of TranzAct Technologies, said Tuesday.

Diesel prices across the U.S. fell to their lowest point in 10 weeks, slipping 1.6 cents in the week ending May 7 as oil prices dropped to the lowest point since February.

The trucking industry is reluctant to add natural gas-powered vehicles to its fleets despite the lowcost and abundant supply of the fuel, according to a recent survey.

Schneider National, the largest privately owned U.S. truckload carrier, is replacing one-third of its truck fleet, purchasing more than 3,000 new trucks in 2012.

YRC Worldwide's lenders agreed to reset financial covenants that underpin the company's restructuring to help the struggling

Landstar System increased its net profit 30 percent to $26.8 million as truck transportation revenue rose 15.8 percent to $600.2 million in the first quarter.

Knight Transportation profit in the first quarter rose 6 year-over-year to $10.5 million, as the company increased pricing and expanded its markets share amid an improving freight market.

Universal Truckload Services reported a profit Thursday of $3.6 million for the 13 weeks ended March 3, up 24.1 percent from $2.9 million for the 13 weeks ended April 2 of last year.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide moved more freight in the first quarter, but higher trucking costs bit into the non-asset logistics company’s truckload net margin.

Trucking costs in Canada are steadily rising in early 2012 and are 10 percent higher than in March 2011, according to a monthly index of Canadian shipping costs.

Same-day carrier Dynamex is launching a truckload division, Dynamex Truckload Services, to haul larger, heavier freight for its shipper customers.

Roadrunner Transportation, one of the fastest-growing U.S. trucking companies, acquired flatbed carrier D&E Transport last week for about $11.2 million.

Higher truckload pricing helped Swift Transportation nearly double its first quarter profit from a year earlier, raising net income to $6.2 million on $826.9 million in revenue.

Trucking giant YRC Worldwide is asking its lenders to renegotiate the credit agreement that paved the way for its $500 million financial restructuring last July.