Trucking News

Celadon Group returned to profitability — barely — in the quarter ending June 30.

Demand for new heavy- and medium-duty trucks is expected to be down 45 percent for the full year and remain weak through the first half of 2010, ACT Research said in its latest North American Commerci

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel jumped 7.5 cents last week to $2.625 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The United States is commited to resolving a festering cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico, President Barack Obama told Mexican President Felipe Calderón at the North American Leaders' Su

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been wiped from YRC Worldwide’s books as a severe decline in shipping digs the financial hole for the country’s largest less-th

Cross-border trucking with Mexico was on the agenda in meetings between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón Aug. 8 and 9.

YRC Worldwide will sell $81 million in property to NorthAmerican Terminals Management, leasing back certain facilities, the company said Aug. 7.

Teamsters at two of YRC Worldwide's largest subsidiaries approved wage and benefit concessions that will provide immediate economic relief for the nation's largest less-than-truckload operator.

The Senate approved Daniel R. Elliott to lead the Surface Transportation Board, Susan L.

An "overwhelming" number of ballots mailed by Teamsters at YRC Worldwide is slowing the count in a vote on changes to the National Master Freight Agreement that may determine the future

The volume of freight available for truckers surged 33 percent in June, far outstripping the normal seasonal increase of up to 12 percent, according to TransCore’s Freight Index.

Frozen Food Express Industries lost $5.2 million in the second quarter as the company struggled with lower volume and freight rates. The loss followed a $6.1 million loss in the first quarter.

Bulk carrier Quality Distribution posted a net loss of $186.2 million in the second quarter, primarily due to impairment charges and a related tax allowance.

Averitt Express recently added facilities in Kalamazoo, Mich., and Harrisburg, Pa., to position more trucks in the areas and speed response to local demand for truckload services.

Motor carriers doing business with the Defense Department through owner-operators must pass on any fuel surcharges under an interim rule that took effect July 29.

A top Teamsters union official stressed that all employees of YRC Worldwide will share “equal sacrifice” if proposed wage and benefit cuts are approved this week.

Non asset-based transportation holding company Circumference America consolidated operations and sold its intermodal division, Radius Rail Logistics.

The average retail price of diesel fuel climbed 2.2 cents to $2.55 per gallon last week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

DSV, the largest Scandinavian trucking and logistics company, reported a larger-than-expected decline in second-quarter earnings and lowered its full-year forecast to reflect shrinking ocean, air and

The economic recession is opening new cracks in the road for the trucking industry — and thousands of tractors and trailers are falling through.

Taxing drivers by the number of miles they travel instead of the amount of fuel they buy has become a popular alternative for lawmakers as they look for ways to pay for the highway infrastructure of t

Less-than-truckload carriers are finding it more difficult than their truckload counterparts to reduce excess capacity. They can’t simply park trucks.

The economic recession is opening new cracks in the road for the trucking industry — and thousands of tractors and trailers are falling through.

To say there is a disconnect would be an understatement. On the one hand, evidence is mounting that a U.S.

Less-than-truckload carriers are finding it more difficult than their truckload counterparts to reduce excess capacity. They can’t simply park trucks.

Pacer International, the Concord, Calif.-based intermodal and logistics company, took another step toward a transformation of its business model when it agreed to sell its heavy-haul trucking segment

A 76-year-old truck driver was not paying attention when he slammed into six other vehicles on an Oklahoma highway, killing 10 people, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners executive committee unanimously approved a resolution urging Congress to amend federal transportation legislation to give ports regulatory control over harbor t

Canadian trucking and oilfield services company the Mullen Group earned a profit of $17.8 million on revenue of $202.7 million in the second quarter.

Transportation industry analysts said Friday trucking company YRC Worldwide may run out of cash in as little as three months after posting a $309 million net loss in the second quarter.

YRC Worldwide, the country’s largest less-than-truckload carrier, lost $309 million in the quarter ending June 30 as shippers apparently abandoned the troubled company in large numbers, sending

The Federal Maritime Commission is ending its investigation of the Los Angeles-Long Beach clean-trucks program, saying developments since it launched the probe last September have significantly dimini

At least 500 and perhaps more than 1,000 trucking companies shut down by the government for violating safety rules may still be operating under new names, say federal investigators.

MAN SE rounded off a miserable reporting season for Europe’s truck makers by unveiling a 95 percent plunge in second quarter net profit amid plummeting sales and orders.

As YRC Worldwide readies its second quarter results, analysts, investors and YRC’s competitors are eager to gauge whether the trucking giant will survive the recession and emerge a leaner, more

Daimler's truck business, the world's largest, swung to a second quarter loss of $716 million from an $857 million year-earlier profit on plunging global sales and restructuring costs in the United St

Truck manufacturer Paccar earned $26.5 million in the second quarter compared to $313.5 million earned in the comparable period a year ago.

Same-day delivery and logistics specialist Dynamex hired Jason Bergman as vice president of U.S. national sales.

UPS on July 13 launched ground service for small packages from Mexico to the United States.