Trucking News

Transportation and warehousing added 36,000 jobs in May, the largest gain of any industry in a month when only 69,000 jobs were added to non-farm payrolls, according to

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, architect of one of the largest public-private partnerships in U.S.

In an unprecedented sweep, the Department of Transportation shut down 26 bus operators for numerous safety violations after a year-long federal investigation.

Landstar System says truckload freight volumes are increasing and revenue rising about 10 percent in the second quarter despite a sometimes “choppy” economy.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, one of the fastest-growing U.S.

Diesel prices across the U.S. fell to the lowest point since early February, declining 5.9 cents in the week ending May 28 as oil prices crept up.

Federal regulators shut down Texas-based motor carrier Demco Express for serious safety violations, the sixth unsafe trucking

Truckers reeling from sticker shock when shopping for new trucks aren’t finding much relief in the used truck market, according to ACT Research.

Motor carriers, truck drivers, shippers and freight brokers will have more time to comment on proposed changes to the Compliance, Accountability, Safety or C

Want to know what the next generation of technology used by transportation operators will look like? Glance at the nearest Android smartphone or Apple iPad.

Looking for truck capacity? Look north. Tractor-trailer availability on the Canadian spot market was up 19 percent in April from a year ago, according to TransCore.

The owner of a trucking company shut down by federal regulators last year for numerous safety violations has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Geodis Wilson has expanded its international trucking services in Southeast Asia into China.

The American Trucking Associations is stepping up its campaign to force changes in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability or CSA program, asking Congress to require the Department of Transportation to

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

Trucking giant YRC Worldwide chose a Scott D. Ware, a 27-year trucking veteran, to serve as president of its regional less-than-truckload subsidiary Holland.

For-hire truck tonnage dropped 1.1 percent in April from March, but grew at a slightly faster year-over-year pace, 3.5 percent, than in the previous month.

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

Diesel prices across the U.S. dropped below the $4 gallon mark, declining 4.8 cents in the week ending May 21 as oil prices rose more than $1.

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

Two years after federal regulators launched the Compliance, Safety and Accountability initiative, the program is still incomplete, lacking a long-promised and crucial component: a new motor carrier sa

You’d be hard pressed to find a better barometer than intermodal traffic of the road ahead for U.S. shippers and transportation providers.

Out on the road, where regulatory aspirations meet reality, the impact of the CSA initiative is easier to sense than describe.

Less sometimes is more, as QualifiedCarriers found when it delved into the Department of Transportation data on motor carriers.

XPO Logistics is willing to suffer some short-term pain in return for long-term gain, taking a first quarter loss of $2.7 million while planning to complete multiple acquisitions worth $250 million in

Converging consumer and business technologies are changing the way motor carriers connect with truck drivers and customers at an increasingly rapid pace.

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.

Federal regulators shut down an Alabama-based trucking company after finding the carrier violated rules regarding hours-of-service rules, driver qualifications and vehicle maintenance.

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

Trucking giant YRC Freight is hiring 200 truck drivers in more than 10 cities across the U.S. as less-than-truckload freight demand increases at the struggling carrier.

Diesel prices across the U.S. dropped nearly below the $4 per gallon mark, dropping roughly half a cents in the week ending May 15 as oil prices hit a new 2012 low.

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.

What’s the biggest priority for truckload carriers this year? “Drivers, drivers, drivers,” said John Conley, president of the National Tank Truck Carriers.

Truckers aren’t typically shy or coy, and truckload carrier executives at the NASSTRAC 2012 Logistics Conference weren’t afraid to let customers and potential customers know exactly what t

When trucking companies are stung by rising costs, third-party logistics providers share their pain, very quickly.

Just about any shipper using FedEx Custom Critical’s White Glove service wants premium security, visibility and monitoring services in addition to time-definite delivery.

In a business built on rapid, time-definite delivery of critical pharmaceuticals and high-value electronics parts, one might ask: Why would a slot machine represent an increasing growth opportunity fo

A truck dealer and scrapper were indicted on charges of filing false insurance documents for participation in the Port of New York and New Jersey’s clean-trucks program and bribing an undercover