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Journal of Commerce Senior Editor William B. Cassidy interviewed the presidents of YRC Worldwide’s four less-than-truckload operating companies Feb.

Greenbrier rolled back into the black in its fiscal second quarter to a $17.7 million profit, as the rail supplier delivered 1,500 more railcars than it did a year ago.

Commercial truck crossings into the U.S.

The pace of hiring in trucking slowed in March, when for-hire carriers increased payroll 3.2 percent year-over-year but lost jobs compared with February, according to preliminary data released by the

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending March 31 rose 3.6 percent year-over-year and 4.5 percent from the previous week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

The number of heavy truck or tractor-trailer drivers employed increased last year for the first time since 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

YRC Worldwide received “multiple bids” for more than 60 facilities put up for sale via a sealed-bid auction and is analyzing those offers, a company spokesperson said.

Are trucking companies losing confidence in the economic recovery and slowing plans to replenish or expand their freight capacity?

No Schneider National employees were injured when a tornado ripped through its Dallas operating center Tuesday afternoon, sending trailers flyin

The images captured on video are stunning: orange trailers are lifted from the ground by a tornado and tossed

Union Pacific Railroad anticipates “slow but steady” growth in freight volume this year, driven by the industrial products sector and continued diversion of traffic from over-the-road truc

A Schneider National truck terminal is among the properties damaged by one of at least two tornadoes that ripped through the Dallas area Tuesday afternoon.

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CSX Transportation is hiring roughly 380 workers in Alabama, Maryland and Tennessee, the latest sign of the railroad industry’s strong financial health and graying work force.

Diesel prices across the U.S. fell for the first time in 10 weeks in the week ending April 2, dropping half a cent as oil prices rose over $105 a barrel.

Warmer than typical winter weather helped hold demand for trucking steady in February, typically a slack month for motor carriers, FTR Associates said.

Echo Global Logistics is expanding its offices in Arizona to accommodate the addition of employees through the acquisition of Advantage Transport.

Canadian bulk trucking giant Trimac acquired a 60 percent stake in Fortress Trucking for about $4.4 million, the company said Friday.

DSV said Italian trust busters reduced a fine related to the Danish trucking and logistics company’s acquisition of ABX Logistics by $5.2 million to $26.4 million.

Shippers challenging high rail rates will likely learn the only thing more enduring than railroads’ pricing power is federal agencies’ embrace of precedent.

Delivering an annual profit this May is the top priority for FedEx Freight, which lost money in its fiscal third quarter ending Feb. 29, its first quarterly loss in a year.

Federal regulators shut down trucking firm Reliable Transportation, citing the carrier and its owner for “countless” violations of driver work and truck safety rules.

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending March 24 rose 4.2 percent year-over-year and 2.3 percent from the week before, according to the Association of American Railroads.

A California man who pleaded guilty to a scheme that defrauded truckers and freight brokers was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison Tuesday.

Truckload carriers are becoming more willing to at least consider adding capacity as freight demand increases, according to a survey by Transport Capital Partners.

The Canadian spot market for truckload freight hits its second highest point in 11 years in February, according to TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index.

Shipper association NASSTRAC joined the legal battle over truck driver hours-of-service rules, challenging a lawsuit seeking shorter daily hours for truckers.

A key indicator of trucking activity rose 0.5 percent in February from January, signaling truck freight volumes are rising after a post-holiday decline.

Truck trailer makers are struggling to keep up with demand, as strong orders create production backlogs, according to vehicle market consultant ACT Research.

A challenge to the Port of Los Angeles concession requirements for motor carriers moved a step closer to the U.S.

When a news headline last week declared YRC Worldwide was “back at (the) brink” of the default and bankruptcy filing it narrowly avoided in late 2009, nerves quickly frayed at the long-tro

When Steve Russell buys a trucking company, it’s not because he wants trucks.

Mexico’s rail industry is poised for growth, especially in intermodal shipments.

When he arrived in Overland Park, Kan., last July, James Welch began his plan to restart YRC Worldwide by cleaning house at the holding company, starting at the top.

Journal of Commerce Senior Editor William B. Cassidy interviewed YRC Worldwide CEO James P.

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending March 17 rose 2 percent year-over-year, and traffic was flat on a week-to-week basis, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Florida East Coast Industries will launch a private passenger rail service linking South Florida and Orlando in 2014, the real estate and transportation company said Thursday.

More transportation services and a bigger agent network helped logistics operator AutoInfo increase gross revenue 14.4 percent to $320 million

Shippers on Thursday got their shot to tell the Surface Transportation Board that it’s unfair for them to pay higher rates to BNSF Railway because of the $8.1 billion premium Berkshire Hathaway

FedEx Corp.’s profit more than doubled during its fiscal third quarter, fueled by record holiday package shipping,