Trucking News

A 40 percent increase in residential business threw ABF Freight System's delivery network out of kilter in the first quarter.

Less-than-truckload operator advances contract talks and said it takes more than price hikes to make a profit.

Competition for potential truck drivers is heating up as the United States nears "full employment."

The $14.6 billion 3PL closed $716 million in new business in the quarter, including major logistics and intermodal deals.

Two more companies have joined the Daseke family.

Increases in profit, volume and revenue at XPO's LTL business underscore widening rift between LTL and truckload sector.

Truckload and LTL carriers report higher number of shippers pressing for early contract talks amid concerns over capacity in second half.

Eric Meek, former president and chief operating officer, has been replaced by Jonathan Russell.

A private investment firm gives Roadrunner a big shot of capital as it reorders its trucking and logistics businesses and finances.

The addition of seven feet and four additional pallet locations to the container means a 13 percent payload increase.

Trucking company Saia rolled into the US Northeast Monday.

“He isn’t focused on intermodal.”

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

Higher industrial output helped increase the frequency and weight of LTL shipments in the first quarter at Old Dominion Freight Line.

Higher freight demand fails to absorb excess truckload capacity, pushing down rates and tightening margins for largest US freight broker.

The new law is modeled on the International Maritime Organization’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendment, which took effect on July 1, 2016.

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.

The bill passed the Senate on a 26-to-5 vote, and has cleared the House Transportation Committee.

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.

XPO Logistics won victories over the Teamsters in elections at two facilities, but the union won a vote in New Jersey.

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.

Modest, sustained, and earlier-than-usual rate increases this spring in the spot market should be a canary in the coal mine for shippers with longer term contracts.

Knowledge is power in contract talks, shippers at the NASSTRAC conference say.

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

Forward Air has expanded its US Midwest-focused drayage footprint to the Southeast.

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

Shippers, it is clear, want greater visibility into their supply chains.

Logistics providers will need to "roll up their sleeves" as Uber Freight rolls into brokerage, speakers tell TIA conference.

The technology choices facing US trucking firms and shippers that must comply with the upcoming electronic logging mandate are multiplying.

New service aims to smooth cross-border hurdles for shippers and provide greater supply chain visibility.

Alliance between US and Canadian trucking operators comes as both parties expand.

The lower level of increase makes it less likely that shippers will move volumes to Russian rail operators.

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

The largest US trucking companies now are owned by large logistics operators looking to provide end-to-end services for shippers.

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