Trucking News

Truckload carrier Covenant Transportation Group lost $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2009 as freight revenue fell 19.4 percent to $129.2 million.

Truck tonnage in the United States fell at its sharpest year-over-year rate yet in the economic downturn, plunging 13.6 percent, and the American Trucking Associations issued a pessimistic outlook for

More than 30 shipper organizations sent a letter to Rep.

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel jumped 3.2 cents to $2.528 per gallon in the week ending July 27, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Clean diesel and liquefied natural gas trucks now handle 52 percent of the containers moving through the Port of Long Beach, according to a study released by the port.

After running into roadblocks in court, interest groups that support organized labor want to use the surface transportation reauthorization as well as clean-trucks plans at Cal

While many are looking out for a recovery in manufacturing and trade, the economic strain spreading through the shipping world is moving into a new phase, triggering changes in operations that may las

For Fairchild Semiconductor, the 1,500-mile road from Suzhou, China, to Hong Kong always went through Shanghai.

Harbor trucking companies in Los Angeles and Long Beach should meet the Jan.

A merger between two of the top U.S. truck stop operators could keep an ailing chain from scaling back some sites at a time when cross-country truck drivers are finding fewer places to rest.

At its two–hour meeting July 14 with several dozen members of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers, Maersk officials faced a number of questions over the broad outlines of its chassis strategy a

Saia lost $1.7 million in the second quarter on revenue of $218 million, which was 21 percent lower than in the prior year quarter.

Lower fuel costs and an increase in freight helped truckload carrier Knight Transportation keep its net income from falling more than 1 percent in the second quarter, despite a steeper drop in revenue

Trucking and logistics company Con-way returned to profitability in the second quarter, reporting $31.5 million in net income on $1.1 billion in revenue.

The global recession took a 25 percent bite out of revenue for Ryder System, and growing expenses pulled profit down a whopping 64 percent in the second quarter.

Canadian trucker and supply chain manager Vitran returned to profitability in the second quarter, led by its less-than-truckload and logistics businesses.

Canadian trucking and logistics operator TransForce earned a $16.6 million profit in the second quarter on revenue of $418.2 million.

Scania, the Swedish heavy truck manufacturer, swung to a second quarter net loss of $19.5 million from a year earlier net profit of $395 million on plunging sales and orders.

Intermodal firm Hub Group’s 45 percent drop in net profit, to $8.3 million, still left it with “respectable returns even in this difficult freight environment” for all its lines of b

YRC Worldwide Chairman, President and CEO apologized not once but twice to Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa and union employees.

Old Dominion Freight Line earned a profit of $10.7 million in the second quarter, down 55 percent from a year ago, as tonnage declined and competitive pricing drove the operating ratio up.

Truck and heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar earned a much smaller profit in the second quarter as sales dived and the company absorbed the cost of layoffs.

Significantly lower fuel costs and less purchased transportation reduced operating expenses for Mondovi, Wisc.-based carrier Marten Transport, enabling a 29 percent increase in profit to $4.5 million

Transportation broker C.H. Robinson defied the economy and boosted profit in the second quarter as truckload volume declined less than in the previous three months.

Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System lost $15.4 million in the second quarter, the company said July 21, on steep declines in volume and pricing in the trucking business.

Government agencies will follow similar procedures no matter who breaks transport security rules.

Senior members of the Senate Finance Committee have filed a bill that takes a first step toward replenishing the Highway Trust Fund.

YRC Worldwide’s financial troubles haven’t stopped its efforts to seek new business and expand and fine-tune its services.

Sweden’s Volvo AB, the world’s second-largest truck maker, on July 21 reported its worst-ever quarterly loss amid collapsing sales worldwide.

FedEx converted 92 standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric trucks.

Volvo Trucks' first EPA2010 production truck drove off the assembly line at the New River Valley plant in Dublin, Va., early this month.

A weak freight market slashed revenue and profit in the second quarter for truckload carrier Werner Enterprises.

Truckers, vacationers and others driving Virginia’s interstate highways this week will see a big decline in the number of places they can take a break along the highway.

The largest Teamsters pension fund dropped YRC Worldwide, the largest unionized trucking company, as its Teamster employees prepare to vote on whether to accept a 15 percent wage cut and a suspension

Diesel prices dropped across the country for the fifth consecutive week, averaging a decline of 4.6 cents to $2.496 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Canada on July 20 put up the cash to bring a publicly-owned bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, "one step closer" to fruition despite legal and lobbying challenges from the U.S.

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Financiallytroubled YRC Worldwide could see results of a critical vote by its Teamsters drivers on dramatic changes to the labor contract by the first week of August.

Anne S. Ferro's nomination to be head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is in the hands of the Senate, moving her closer to a confirmation hearing.

A major conservative interest group asked FedEx for a $2 million to $3 million donation in exchange for the group’s backing in a legislative battle with UPS, according to a published report Friday.