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The Teamsters union and its allies say they’ve been scoring a series of recent victories in cases claiming port owner-operator drivers are misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees.

Shippers aren't convinced 2014 will bring a truckload “capacity crunch" and don't expect rates to rise that much. Carriers have a different view, based on increasing freight demand and rising costs.

With a refinancing deal and Teamsters contract that give YRC Worldwide a five-year reprieve, CEO James Welch will focus all efforts at improving “execution” at troubled YRC Freight and on serving shippers better.

U.S. domestic intermodal rate growth this year is expected to still be moderate, but some indicators suggest pricing has ramped up in recent months, largely because shippers are seeing tighter truck capacity or plan to struggle with securing over-the-road space.

YRC Worldwide, the second largest LTL trucker, has five more years to recover from more than $3 billion in losses thanks to a $1.1 billion refinancing package and a decade of Teamsters concessions.

Truckload carrier C.R. England is putting more LNG trucks on the road in Southern California, as abundant natural gas builds interest in the alternative fuel.

U.S. shippers on average expect that for the first time in roughly two years freight growth in 2014 will steadily outpace the expansion of the general economy,

Truckload rates rose 2.9 percent in January, with intermodal rates climbing 1.7 percent year-over-year, Cass Information Systems said.

The average spot market rate for a dry-van tractor-trailer hit $1.97 per mile in the first week of February, as shippers struggled with freight backlogs caused by severe winter storms.

Using pallet-sized, battery-powered, temperature-controlled containers, Averitt Express is changing its refrigerated less-than-truckload delivery model.

Shippers must be more proactive to mitigate rate increases, meet truck capacity and supply chain challenges in 2014, says Andy Moses, senior vice president of global products at Penske Logistics.

Con-way has named Joseph M. Dagnese as president of its truckload subsidiary, Con-way Truckload.

DB Schenker, the global logistics group, announced the launch of a pan-Asian trucking service to compete with slower sea transport and more costly air freight.

Shippers must work with their partners to fix supply chain faults revealed by winter storms, or face more near-term rate hikes and equipment shortages, a logistics executive warns.

With a 22 percent leap in profit in 2013, Old Dominion Freight Line will continue its long-term expansion, building out its network to handle increased volumes of freight in 2014.

Rising demand from the logistics sector will boost sales of heavy-duty trucks in China and demand for imported components, according to the latest report from Macquarie Equities Research.

Roadrunner Transportation Services extended its streak of rapid profit growth for the 14th consecutive quarter in the fourth quarter of 2013.

The frigid winds of January, which brought snow, ice and unusually cold temperatures to a large swathe of the United States, could have a longer lasting chilling effect on the economy and overshadow the first quarter.

Canadian Pacific Railway CEO and Director E. Hunter Harrison told investors last week that he expects rail consolidation among the largest North American railroads within six years, but the scenario he laid out was far bolder than what’s been swirling around the industry for years.

Canadian National Railway and a union representing about 3,000 conductors, train and railyard workers at the railroad reached a new tentative labor agreement last night, averting a strike threatened to begin Feb. 8.

Gateway Distriparks Ltd., India’s leading port-based logistics provider, reported its consolidated net income in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013-14 was $5.1 million, up 13 percent from $4.5 million in the same period in 2012.

Truck shipments, which have grown much more slowly than tonnage in recent years, should pick up in 2014, rising 2.3 and 2.7 percent, according to ATA's chief economist.

A union representing about 3,000 conductors, train and railyard workers at Canadian National Railway gave the railroad a 72-hour strike notice yesterday evening.

Widespread severe winter storms and colder than typical weather are slowing deliveries and cutting into manufacturing activity — but a thaw is coming, eventually.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia rolls into 2014 with stronger revenue and profit, thanks to shipping demand that continued to increase in January, despite disruptions caused by winter storms.

ABF Freight System, the less-than-truckload subsidiary of Arkansas Best, returned to profitability in 2013 and expects, with sister company Panther Expedited, to meet stronger demand in 2014.

WASHINGTON — The types of questions posed by Surface Transportation Board commissioners to railroads and shippers in late March could give some indication on how the trio, particularly its newest addition, views a controversial competitive switching proposal.

YRC Worldwide will get an additional two weeks to pay or refinance $69.4 million in long-term debt as it closes a $300 million debt-for-equity swap.

Celadon Group reported its net income in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, ending June 30, 2014, was $5.1 million, plummeting 30.5 percent year-over-year from $7.4 million...

Shippers that were complacent about reports of tightening truck capacity in 2013 could be in for a shock this year, especially if weaknesses in transportation networks exposed by this winter’s severe storms are taken as a warning sign.

Direct ChassisLink is launching a program to replace bias-ply tires with radial tires on more than 20,000 chassis and plans eventually to convert its entire fleet to radials.

Knight Transportation reported net income in the fourth quarter of 2013 was $20.1 million, improving 13.6 percent year-over-year from $17.7 million...

CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian National Railway’s $220 million investment in its Calgary area logistics park, which opened a year ago, is a case study in how intermodal is paying off for Canada’s largest railroad.

Embarrassed by late deliveries that lowered profits this holiday season, UPS lays out its strategy for improved forecasting, collaboration with shippers and package delivery at the next holiday peak.

The transloading of imported cargo from marine containers to domestic containers in Southern California increased sharply in 2013, but new data suggests transloading has hit a plateau and future growth will be incremental.

Less-than-truckload carrier UPS Freight increased revenue 5.3 percent in 2013 and 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter, thanks to volume and price gains.

Canadian Pacific Railway CEO and Director E. Hunter Harrison doesn’t think the Class I industry will go another five to six year without some consolidation.

YRC Worldwide is racing to clear the last hurdles to securing $1.15 billion in refinancing before a February debt deadline.

Canadian Pacific Railway is targeting domestic intermodal as one of the two biggest drivers of growth for the company in the coming years. The railroad said it has already gained market share though new services.

Swift Transportation reported its net income in the fourth quarter of 2013 plummeted 17.2 percent year-over-year to $45.3 million...