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The trucking industry is reluctant to add natural gas-powered vehicles to its fleets despite the lowcost and abundant supply of the fuel, according to a recent survey.

Jack Holmes, president of one of the largest trucking companies operating on U.S. highways, keeps an eye on the sea, where container shipping lines are struggling to stay afloat financially.

Much of the reason the North American railroad industry continually leads other freight modes in profitability is its ability to match demand with capacity. This year looks to be no different.

Shippers normally opt for the expense of air service only when they need to expedite high-value cargo such as computer chips and diamonds.

The push by U.S. ports for more federal dredging dollars is finally beginning to make waves in Congress.

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending April 28 jumped 5.5 percent year-over-year and 1.3 percent from the previous week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

A proxy advisory services firm castigated Canadian Pacific for “an enduring failure of board leadership” in its endorsement of the seven director nominees proposed by an activist investor.

Troubled trucking giant YRC Worldwide narrowed its first quarter operating loss from a year ago while expanding revenue on an year-over-year increase in tonnage.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems increased its profit 70.5 percent in the first quarter to $7.9 million as revenue rose 38.2 percent to $236.6 million.

A strike by truck drivers at Malaysia’s key gateway of Port Klang continued Thursday, preventing drayage movement of containers in and out of terminals operated by Westport and Northport stevedo

Schneider National, the largest privately owned U.S. truckload carrier, is replacing one-third of its truck fleet, purchasing more than 3,000 new trucks in 2012.

Activist investor William Ackman said shareholders should determine Canadian Pacific Railway management amid reports that some railroad directors are floating a compromise.

Trucking company Pitt Ohio expanded its expedited less-than-truckload service for national and global shippers.

Trucking and logistics giant Con-way more than tripled its net profit in the first quarter, increasing earnings to $25.6 million as revenue ro

The American Trucking Associations is urging Congress to require drivers to use electronic on-board recorders, while independent owner-operators argue the technology has no safety or cost benefits.

Genesee & Wyoming’s profit was nearly flat at $22.2 mil

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty said it will waive the insurance deductible on theft of truck cargo in transit if the theft is reported to law enforcement within an hour of the theft.

The value of surface-transportation trade between the U.S.

Russia’s leading intermodal operator saw international transit traffic handled increase by 17.8 percent last year as Asia-Europe overland transport options grew in popularity.

Less-than-truckload motor carriers that survived the recession are struggling with challenges, including modal shift and rising costs, that are transforming their industry, a quartet of trucking CEOs

Diesel prices across the U.S. fell for the third week in a row, dropping 1.2 cents in the week ending April 30 as oil prices rose slightly above $4 a barrel.

The number of active for-hire motor carriers in the U.S. rose 7.5 percent from February 2011 through this month, an increase of more than 11,500 trucking companies.

YRC Worldwide's lenders agreed to reset financial covenants that underpin the company's restructuring to help the struggling

Challenges facing shippers and motor carriers in an uncertain economy and on Capitol Hill will top the agenda Monday at the <

A drop in daily tonnage after price hikes in 2011 and "unusual" workers compensation costs contributed to

Landstar System increased its net profit 30 percent to $26.8 million as truck transportation revenue rose 15.8 percent to $600.2 million in the first quarter.

One could be forgiven for thinking the House&rsquo;s most recent extension to the surface transportation bill was about the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, rather than highway spending.

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Canadian Pacific Railway would face a labor disruption in late May if a union representing 5,000 workers exercises a strike mandate it received from members Thursday.

The economic recovery, tenuous on Main Street and shaky on Wall Street, is surprisingly strong on the open road, where trucking companies are accelerating faster than the general economy and generatin

A 21.9 percent jump in freight brokerage propelled Echo Global Logistics' profit in the first quarter to $3.1 million, up 42.9 percent year-over-year.

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending April 21 jumped 6 percent year-over-year and 2.2 percent from the previous week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Knight Transportation profit in the first quarter rose 6 year-over-year to $10.5 million, as the company increased pricing and expanded its markets share amid an improving freight market.

Universal Truckload Services reported a profit Thursday of $3.6 million for the 13 weeks ended March 3, up 24.1 percent from $2.9 million for the 13 weeks ended April 2 of last year.

Record revenue growth of 17.6 percent pushed Old Dominion Freight Line profit up 44.1 percent year-over-year in the first quarter to $31.1 million.

RailAmerica lost $40.2 million in the first quarter, as an $82.4 million charge related to the early retirement of debt offset a 15 percent year-over-year revenue increase.

Pacer International on Thursday reported a 3.5 percent decrease in revenue to $345.9 million in the first quarter

Package delivery giant UPS reported a 4.3 percent increase in first quarter revenue to $13.1 billion from $12.6 billion a year earlier.

Trinity Industries, North America&rsquo;s largest railcar manufacturer, in the first quarter shipped twice as many railcars as it did a year ago, but new orders fell year-over-year, suggesting the rai

Vitran's losses deepened in the first quarter to $5.8 million as the Canadian-based company struggled to improve its U.S. less-than-truckload operations.