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U.S. logistics industry observers say the availability of truck drivers may be the largest issue facing domestic shippers in the coming year.

Most of the nation’s largest publicly owned trucking companies reported higher sales and profits in the second quarter, despite a sharp contraction in economic growth that led many economists to

Refrigerated carrier Frozen Food Express Industries can’t find truck drivers fast enough.

It’s a question no one wants to ask and nobody wants to hear, especially when the rush-order that came in at 5 p.m.

With access to tens of thousands of motor carriers, Ryder System isn’t having difficulty finding truck capacity for shippers.

Railroad analysts who track North American rail freight data for clues about the direction of the economy are scratching their heads over the lack of clear trends in weekly traffic figures.

The U.S. Postal Service is ending an experimental freight-hauling program as it faces massive losses, layoffs and a network-wide consolidation.

Union Pacific on Friday settled a long-standing argument with Customs and Border Protection over more than $500 million in fines for drug smuggling on its trains coming from Mexico by agreeing to spen

Truck tolls at bridges and tunnels linking New Jersey and New York City will more than double over the next five years under an increase approved Friday by the Port Authority of New York and New Jerse

Short line railroads across North America saw shipments rise 3.8 percent in the second week of August from the first, another sign that basic freight demand continues to rise despite financial market

llinois is home to the largest number of railroad suppliers in the United States, according to data released by the Railway Supply Institute.

West Coast-based truckload carrier Gordon Trucking bought Buske Lines, an Illinois trucker, for an undisclosed sum, expanding its capacity and its coverage of the Midwest.

North American railroads were outpacing 2010 intermodal volume through mid-August, as increases in container loadings more than offset a slowdown in trailer hauls and boosted prospects for improved pe

Major freight railroads trimmed 424 jobs from mid-June to mid-July, the second overall cutback in the Class I workforce this year.

Swift Transportation, the largest U.S. truckload carrier, is expanding its container business with a cross-border intermodal service linking the U.S. and Mexico.

With a $150 million investment in Express-1 Expedited Solutions awaiting shareholder approval, “career CEO” Bradley S.

Greater reliance on high volume customers paying lower rates drove second quarter profit down 39.2 percent year-over-year at Express-1 Expedited Solutions, despite higher revenue.

John Simone, former president and chief operating officer of Greatwide Logistics Services, joined regional truckload and logistics company LinkAmerica as president and CEO.

RailAmerica said 34 of its customers in the first half of the year announced plans to build, expand or reopen facilities, generating more than 25,000 annual carloads for the short line operator within

The Department of Transportation is sending states another $417.3 million in highway-related grants, on top of any lingering stimulus spending and TIGER grants.

Old Dominion Freight Line is expanding in the Midwest by adding 84,000 square feet and more than 100 doors to its Indianapolis terminal, and hiring 183 people.

Shippers had an easier time finding trucks last week after a two-week contraction in supply, according to the latest Longbow Research Truckload Barometer.

Canada National and Canadian Pacific railways’ new and expanded transload centers for stuffing lumber, logs and other products into containers bound for Asia will help the ports at Vancouver and

A Great Dane Trailer plant in Georgia, an intermodal rail project in Arkansas and a truck technicians’ school in Alaska are among those benefiting from infrastructure grants awarded this month b

Northeast regional trucking company New England Motor Freight is extending its reach across the continent under a partnership with Pacific Alaska Freightways.

Diesel prices across the Unites States fell 6.2 cents in the week ending Aug. 15, hitting their lowest price in 24 weeks as crude oil prices around the world fell.

The Department of Transportation’s payments to states for finished stimulus projects reached $30.4 billion as of Aug.

Ryder System says it plans to take more of the shipments it sends to trucks under the company's outsourced logistics operations and divert them to intermodal freight rail.

The Port of Montreal bought two more multiple-generator locomotives that burn less fuel and produce less carbon emissions than previous models.

Consolidated Chassis Management says taking over management of its six regional chassis pools is a way to cut costs and prepare for changes in a rapidly evolving business.

Harbor truckers have complained for years that marine terminal gates are a source of lengthy yet preventable delays in the transportation supply chain.

There’s a word being bandied about the trucking industry this summer to describe a change in attitude toward pricing and profitability, and it’s not a word commonly associated with highly

Even as the U.S.

The U.S. Postal Service on Friday said it is considering laying off some 120,000 employees, about 21 percent of its work force, as it faces a second year of losses totaling more than $8 billion.

Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman called for U.S. policymakers to launch a strong infrastructure repair program to upgrade ports and domestic transportation networks.

U.S. retail sales rose 0.5 percent in July, and business inventories grew in June for the 18th straight month but at the slowest rate in more than a year, the Commerce Department said.

TransCore’s North American Freight Index rose 22 percent year-over-year in July, the seventh straight same-month increase for the spot market truckload index.

The head of heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar said his company is still hiring in August as demand continues to grow for its product line, although he worries about the economic outlook.

Shippers shifted freight from all-truck modes to intermodal at the fastest pace in years during the second quarter, according to a closely watched survey by the Wolfe Trahan research group.