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Investors are scaling back their profit forecasts for several of the major U.S.-based railroads ahead of the release of their third quarter earnings next month, after the carriers saw sluggish growth

Truck tonnage rose 3.2 percent from a year ago in August but dropped 0.9 percent from July, according to the Americ

The major annual conferences put on by the National Industrial Transportation League and the Intermodal Association of North America will be held at separate locations and dates in 2014 after a decade

The average cost of diesel in the U.S. fell for the first time in 12 weeks, dropping 4.9 cents in the week ending Sept. 24 as oil prices dipped.

Smith Electric Vehicles withdrew a $76 million initial public offering and said it will turn to private investors f

Trucking hit a troubling milestone in the second quarter when the average annualized driver turnover rate at larger truckload carriers topped 100 percent for the first time in four years, according to

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles want to bring owners and users of chassis together to develop an operating model for the Southern California gateway.

The timing and health of shipping peak season is as murky on the rails as it is on the water.

Smith Electric Vehicles is looking for a $76 million jolt to keep its electric truck business alive and growing. The struggling manufacturer launched an initial public offering on Sept.

U.S. intermodal shipments on major railroads in the week ending Sept. 15 rose 3.9 percent year-over-year and 14.8 percent from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

The freight economy in the U.S. is slowing, and softer truckload shipment volumes and rising fuel costs are squeezing earnings at some of the largest U.S. transport operators.

French auto maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen is selling a 75 percent stake in its Gefco logistics unit to Russian Railways for 800 million euros [$1.05 billion] in the latest deal aimed at cutting its debt.<

Trans-Pacific spot rates jumped 8.6 percent this week from last week as U.S. importers scrambled to find space on vessels bound for the West Coast as a precaution against a possible East Coast port strike by the International Longshoremen's Association.

FedEx Express users of slower services will bear more of the brunt of the parcel carrier's price hike than shippers that use faster options, as the company works to slow shippers from shifting to chea

The Port of Baltimore could once again become a contender for import cargo bound for the Midwest as a result of the decision by CSX to locate its new intermodal rail terminal near the Port of Baltimor

Falsified driver logbooks raised red flags for federal agents conducting a compliance review of a Kansas City, Kan.-based steak-hauling operation last month.

FedEx Freight increased revenue 5 percent from a year ago to $1.4 billion as shipments rose 4 percent in the fiscal quarter that ended Aug. 30.

The average cost of diesel in the U.S. stayed nearly flat for the second week in a row, rising three-hundredth of a cent in the week ending Sept. 17 as oil prices fell.

Canadian Pacific Railway has launched intermodal services to Vancouver that will reduce one-day from the route connecting to Toronto and shave two days off the service to Chicago.

The trucking industry is being rewired, thanks to rapid changes in technology, regulatory and competitive demands and acquisitions and investment.

Since the end of the Great Recession, trucking industry revenue has outpaced the growth in the general economy, benefiting from a resurgence in manufacturing and growth in U.S.

Rising equipment costs and driver pay are cutting into earnings at Werner Enterprises, which lowered its third quarter earnings estimate after the stock market closed Thursday.

The timing and health of shipping peak season is as murky on the rails and roads as it is on the water.

Health care benefits and pensions as well as wages will top the agenda when the Teamsters union and UPS, the largest Teamsters employer, begin

Shippers dependent on a single major railroad will likely have a harder time contesting rates after the Surface Transportation Board raised the rail industry&rsquo;s after-tax cost of capital for 2011

Intermodal shipments on major railroads rose 3.1 percent year-over-year in the week ending Sept.

The volume of truckload freight offered on the spot market rose 1.1 percent in August from July and increased 8.4 percent from a year ago, according to TransCore&rsquo;s DAT North American Freight Ind

How big is trucking&rsquo;s driver shortage?

The annualized driver turnover rate at large truckload carriers shot past 100 percent in the second quarter, rising above that percentage figure for the first time in more than four years.

Truckload pricing increased 1 percent year-over-year in August and remained flat compared with July, acc

CSX Transportation moved closer to providing double-stack service to the Port of Baltimore this week, after railroad, state and city officials chose a site for the more than $90 million intermodal fac

The average cost of diesel in the U.S. stayed nearly flat, inching up a five-hundredth of a cent in the week ending Sept. 10 as oil prices rose.

Billions of dollars worth of fresh produce and pharmaceuticals cross the Mexican border each year to enter the U.S., and billions more in poultry and meat gets shipped south.

U.S. truck shipments of fresh produce totaled 8.9 million tons in the second quarter, up 24 percent from the first quarter and 1 percent higher year-over-year, according to a new report.

When it comes to trouble finding skilled employees, trucking isn&rsquo;t alone.

Thermo King is launching the Precedent, a new trailer temperature-control platform designed to deliver double-digit fuel savings, best-in-class performance and lower lifecycle costs, while providing r

As China&rsquo;s middle class expands and develops, so does the food marketing system and cold chain that deliver the more diverse commodities Chinese consumers crave.

Officials in Yuma County, Ariz., are looking closely at the trade and jobs benefits that reefer rail service could give the region.