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For-hire truck tonnage fell 0.7 percent in May from April but grew at a slightly brisker pace on a year-over-year basis, 4.1 percent, reflecting a slowing, not stalling, of economic growth.

YRC Freight said it has cut at least one day of delivery time on hundreds of its North American supply chain lanes through the streamlining of its less-than-truckload network.

FedEx plans to retire older planes and take delivery of fewer new aircraft as the parcel

European Union trust busters are investigating whether Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s state-owned railway, is discriminating against its private rivals in the prices it sets for electric power on its

When APL books an import load from Asia to an inland destination such as Chicago, Dallas or Kansas City, the container line’s logistics experts immediately look for loads to fill the emptied con

As a developer of warehouse and distribution space in the Chicago area, CenterPoint Properties knows firsthand why the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency program is so importan

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Intermodal shipments on major U.S.

Arkansas Best, parent of less-than-truckload operator ABF Freight System, is acquiring non-asset carrier Panther Expedited Services for $180 million.

Bulgaria has issued a tender for the sale of the state-owned railway company BDZ’s cargo operation.

Rising transportation costs and tight truckload capacity are creating more opportunities for intermodal rai

Truckload rates shifted into lower gear in May, rising only 5 percent from a year ago and staying basically flat from April, according to Cass Information Systems.

As trucking capacity tightens, shippers are increasingly concerned about their ability to get goods to customers on time, logistics executives said Wednesday.

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An early start to negotiations with UPS will allow the Teamsters union to focus on discussions over job security, wages, health care and pensions in January, the union said.

Manitoulin Global Forwarding, an international freight forwarder is expanding in western Canada, acquiring Can-Tran International of Leduc, Alberta.

Allied Systems Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors June 10, saying it would keep its auto-hauling trucks rolling as it reorganizes.

Diesel prices in the U.S. hit the lowest point since October, falling 6.5 cents in the week ending June 11 as oil prices rose to nearly $85 a barrel.

The U.S. rail shippers don’t appear to heeding the warnings of a national economic slowdown.

Federal regulators shut down Wisconsin trucker WTSA US Express, the seventh motor carrier ordered off th

Schneider National and CSX Transportation have expanded their multiyear contract to allow the truckload giant to provide intermodal service at two rail ramps in Northwest Ohio.

Volkswagen, the German auto and commercial vehicle manufacturer, is mulling the purchase of a stake in U.S. truck maker Navistar International, according to media reports.

Major eastern U.S. railroads stand to gain whether or not the Panama Canal expansion brings more freight to the ports they serve.

Could “used-truck salesman” be one of the best jobs in trucking? Follow the money. “It’s a great time to be a used-truck dealer,” said Steve Tam of ACT Research.

Shippers are increasingly turning to railroads instead of trucks to tap the booming surface trade between the U.S. and its closest neighbors.

U.S. intermodal shipments on major railroads in the week ending June 2 rose 4.1 percent year-over-year but fell 12.6 percent from the week before, according to the Association of American Railroads.

FedEx Freight, the nation’s largest stand-alone less-than-truckload carrier, is first out of the gate to raise pricing this summer with a

Celadon Trucking acquired a portion of the equipment of Hiner Transport, a truckload carrier based in Huntington, Ind. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Energy giant Shell Oil and truck stop chain TravelCenters of America agreed to build and operate a nationwide natural gas fueling stations for heavy-duty trucks.

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The Cass Freight Index increased in May, despite signs of

Echo Global Logistics acquired the assets of Plum Logistics, a refrigerated truckload freight brokerage in Wakefield, Mass., doing business as Purple Plum.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems strengthened its truckload division by acquiring CTW Transport, a refrigerated food hauler in Peabody, Mass.

Bulk trucking giant Quality Distribution expanded further into the oil and gas shale business, completing its acquisition of Wylie Bice Trucking of North Dakota.

CIT Rail has ordered 3,500 tank and covered hopper railcars, as the railcar lessor sees more demand for equipment tied to domestic energy and plastic resin production.

Canadian bulk trucking giant Trimac signed a three-year contract worth $36 million to haul limestone aggregate for Hammerstone, a Calgary-based company.

Trucking employment increased by about 7,300 jobs in May, a 3.4 percent increase from a year ago, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics da

Transportation and warehousing added 36,000 jobs in May, the largest gain of any industry in a month when only 69,000 jobs were added to non-farm payrolls, according to

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, architect of one of the largest public-private partnerships in U.S.

With the end of the Canadian Pacific Railway strike