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With cargo volumes moving through the Alameda Corridor in Southern California still recovering from the 2008-09 recession, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been called upon to cover the co

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Celadon Group purchased a 6.3 percent stake in rival truckload carrier USA Truck for $4.7 million, raising the prospect of a merger between the competitors.

CSX Transportation said it has completed nearly a third of federally aided track clearance projects so that doublestack container trains can move between its new intermodal hub in northwest Ohio and a

The Dependable Companies is turning to a dependable source of energy to power its headquarters — the sun.

BNSF Railway intermodal executive Fred Malesa does not believe West Coast ports will lose much market share in the Asian trade when the

Diesel prices across the United States fell 2.8 cents in the ending Oct. 10, dropping down to under $4 per gallon in all regions for the first time in six weeks as crude oil prices crept upward.

Shippers need to do more to help trucking companies reduce rising driver turnover rates and help keep transportation costs in line, a transportation consultant says.

Truckload giant Schneider National is leveraging its intermodal capabilities and relationship with Canadian National to speed freight between the U.S. and Canada.

YRC Worldwide is moving toward a reverse stock split to boost the per share value of its common stock and avoid being kicked off the Nasdaq exchange.

Bulk chemical hauler Quality Distribution paid $8.5 million for Greensville Transport of Virginia, expanding its intermodal tank container business.

Weber Logistics has a new contract with German candy maker Storck to distribute more than a million cases of such popular brands as Riesen, Werthers, Mamba, Merci and Toffifay to its customers and con

Two years ago, the nation’s largest trucking companies were locked in a no-discount-barred price war that slashed less-than-truckload rates across the industry and cut into the bottom lines at F

YRC Worldwide hopes to emulate the recent success of its regional carrier Holland on a broader scale by naming Jeff Rogers president of national carrier YRC.

Just how successful has PierPass been at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach?

In some ways, Con-way Freight, with $3.1 billion in revenue last year, fared better over the past two years than its largest competitors, YRC and FedEx Freight.

Employment in for-hire trucking rose only two tenths of a percent in September from August, as the U.S.

For-hire truckload carriers increased their revenue 10 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2010, according to a TransCore survey.

New Con-way Freight President W. Gregory Lehmkuhl chose Thomas W. Clark, a 26-year Con-way veteran, as his executive vice president of operations.

President Obama, moving to prevent a potential strike against major U.S.

FedEx Freight expanded its service center in Butte, Mont., to a 65-door facility to make it a less-than-truckload hub in the Northwest.

With a mild 0.6 percent gain in the latest week, major North American railroads again set a new all-time high in intermodal loadings with 313,026 containers and trailers in the week ending Oct.

A broad-based pickup in bulk railcar shipments pushed freight carloads up 2.2 percent at major North American railroads in the week ending Oct.

Federal regulators are due to issue a final rule on changes in truck driver hours at the end of this month, but opponents say the Obama administration should let the clock run out.

An election that could determine the course of the Teamsters union and the tenor of its relations with employers begins Thursday as ballots are mailed to Teamsters.

The Republican-controlled House is speeding toward a conflict with the Department of Transportation that could scuttle changes to trucker hours of service rules.

The Canadian government said it will “vigorously defend” its trade policies and infrastructure investments against any of the findings of a Federal Maritime Commission study looking into t

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood cleared a $196.5 million grant for Michigan to spend on track upgrades, the first part of a nearly $350 million federal investment in a east-west track segment now

Two of the world’s largest candy makers say they will work together to sweeten their supply chains and reduce their carbon footprint in North America.

Wal-Mart said it has learned to treat each supplier uniquely and when to let vendors run their own transportation since taking control of inbound logistics from its suppliers 18 months ago.

BNSF Railway says by the time it has finished with historic flooding along the Missouri River and elsewhere this year, it expects the tab to be “about $375 million.”

The Federal Maritime Commission, jumping into a dispute over the shift of imported containers from the United States to Canada, voted Wednesday to launch an inquiry over whether the U.S.

Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 trucks rose in September, posting month-to-month and year-over-year gains, according to two vehicle research firms.

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China will need to import 2 million tons of U.S. corn by next year even though the country expects a record harvest this year, said the U.S. Grains Council.

Less-than-truckload freight demand remains healthy despite fears of a return to economic recession, the head of Old Domi

Fewer truckload carriers are planning to add capacity next year than had planned to do so six months ago, according to a survey by Transport Capital Partners.

Diesel prices across the United States dropped 3.7 cents in the week ending Oct. 3., hitting a 30-week low as crude oil prices fell to their lowest point in eight weeks.

Fesco, owner of Russia’s largest ocean carrier, boosted revenue by 27 percent in the first six months and forecast an even stronger second half performance.