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Preparing for the Next Crunch
John D. Boyd and William B. Cassidy |
In 2011, capacity will be king.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
YRC to Shed 50 Terminals
William B. Cassidy |
The long reorganization of long-haul less-than-truckload carrier YRC is still a work in progress, as the company looks to consolidate by shedding 50 terminals.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
FMCSA Orders Trucker to Install 700 EOBRs
William B. Cassidy |
A trucking company charged with falsifying driver work records must install electronic onboard recorders in 700 trucks or pay almost $82,000 in civil fines.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Trucking labor
YRC Worldwide Posts $62 Million Loss
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide reported a $62 million third-quarter net loss as revenue dropped 5.7 percent from a year ago at the nation's largest less-than-truckload operator.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
UP Expects 6-8 Percent Annual Revenue Growth
Bill Mongelluzzo |
Union Pacific Railroad expects growing volume, higher rates and new pricing on expiring contracts with shippers to push annual revenue up 6 to 8 percent per year over the next five years, Chief Financ
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Groundbreaking for $55.5 Million Boston-Area Commuter Rail Extension
Rail Resource |
Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray recently joined U.S.
Rail News
Rail News
Imports Drive 20 Percent Intermodal Surge
John D. Boyd |
Intermodal traffic rose 20.3 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, driven by a 28.1 percent rise in import-powered international loadings, according to the Intermodal Association of North
Rail News
Rail News
Navistar Ships 17,000 Vehicles in Quarter
William B. Cassidy |
Truck maker Navistar shipped about 17,000 vehicles to U.S. and Canadian customers in the quarter that ended Oct.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Pacer Net Climbs 83 Percent to $1.1 Million
John D. Boyd |
Intermodal provider Pacer International saw its third-quarter net income jump 83 percent to $1.1 million while revenue fell, but said it would have done better had not Hurricane Alex disrupted its tra
Rail News
Rail News
Truck Orders Surged Ahead in October
William B. Cassidy |
Net orders for heavy trucks surged in October, climbing 22 percent in the third straight month-to-month increase, according to FTR Associates.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Roadrunner Profit Hits $4.4 Million, But Costs Climb
John D. Boyd |
Net income and revenue leaped in the third quarter at non-asset-based trucker Roadrunner Transportation Systems, with sales up 31.3 percent from a year ago.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
ABF Cuts Operating Loss to $2.6 Million
William B. Cassidy |
Arkansas Best narrowed its losses to $300,000 in the third quarter, with a $2.6 million operating loss at its less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Con-way Loses $8.2 Million in Third Quarter
William B. Cassidy |
Higher costs helped push trucking and logistics giant Con-way back into the red in the third quarter, as a second-quarter surge in truck demand faded.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Truck brokers
ATA, Port of LA Ask Court to Expedite Appeals
Bill Mongelluzzo |
The American Trucking Associations and the Port of Los Angeles Tuesday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit for an expedited hearing of their appeals in the port's clean-truck case.
Maritime
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CN, Stevedore Plan Chicago Multi-Modal Steel Facility
John D. Boyd |
Canadian National Railway and North America Stevedoring Company, a unit of Quebec Stevedoring, said they will soon build a multi-modal steel trans-loading facility in Chicago, to tap what is already t
Rail News
Rail News
Forwarding
North-American rail
FreightCar Completes DTE Rail Services Purchase
John D. Boyd |
Rail equipment supplier FreightCar America wrapped up its acquisition of DTE Rail Services from Detroit-based DTE Energy.
Rail News
Rail News
BNSF Splits CEO, President Roles
John D. Boyd |
BNSF Railway, splitting its CEO and president roles, promoted Carl Ice to president and chief operating office while keeping Matthew K. Rose in the chairman and CEO positions.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Diesel Retailers Hold Steady at $3.067 per Gallon
Thomas L. Gallagher |
The average retail price of diesel fuel remained at $3.067 over the last week despite upward spikes in the Rocky Mountain states and in California that pushed the prices there to the highes
Trucking News
Trucking News
ABF Freight Sues Teamsters, YRC Carriers
William B. Cassidy |
ABF Freight System is suing the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and three YRC Worldwide subsidiaries over the latest round of labor concessions at YRC.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Trucking labor
USA Truck Reports Smaller Profit, Rising Costs
William B. Cassidy |
Truckload operator USA Truck reported a profit for the second straight quarter, though its net income slipped by a third from the second quarter to $586,000.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Truck brokers
Trucking labor
UAW Workers Ratify Navistar Contract
William B. Cassidy |
Union workers at Navistar ratified a four-year labor pact the company says will improve the operating structure and flexibility of its truck and engine plants.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Trucking labor
YRC Teamsters Approve Wage, Pension Cuts
William B. Cassidy |
Teamster employees at YRC Worldwide approved extended wage, benefit and pension cuts to give the financially troubled trucking giant another shot at survival.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Trucking labor
Obama Targets Truck Emissions
William B. Cassidy and John D. Boyd |
Trucking operators have long fought calls for new fuel efficiency and emissions standards.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
LA’s Driver Detour
Bill Mongelluzzo |
Implementation of the employee-driver mandate in the Port of Los Angeles clean-trucks plan may not begin at the end of 2011 as planned. That appears to be the outcome of a ruling by U.S.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking labor
More Than LTL?
William B. Cassidy |
When the Great Recession began, UPS Freight President Jack Holmes sought advice from J.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Trucking labor
‘Refreshing’ Truck Capacity
William B. Cassidy |
Knight Transportation is defying conventional wisdom in the truckload industry by adding capacity to its tractor-trailer fleet, but it’s doing so with a twist.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Scaling the Peak
John D. Boyd |
Don’t tuck the peak season away just yet. Two of the biggest partners in U.S. intermodal traffic expect strong growth in demand to extend well into the fall.
Rail News
Rail News
High Volume of Ballots at YRC Slows Count
William B. Cassidy |
A high volume of ballots is likely to extend vote counting in a Teamsters election crucial to the survival of trucking giant YRC Worldwide into the weekend.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Trucking labor
JOC Week in Review
JOC Staff |
The JOC Week in Review for October 29 gives you the highlights of top news stories from this week, and also a preview of the Nov. 1 edition of the Journal of Commerce.
Trucking News
Maritime
Air Cargo
Trucking News
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Truck Trailer Orders Nearly Triple in September
William B. Cassidy |
Commercial truck trailer orders nearly tripled from a year ago in September and rose 19 percent from order levels in August, according to ACT Research.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Russia's TransContainer Sets London IPO Price
Bruce Barnard |
TransContainer set a price for its forthcoming initial public offering in London that values Russia's largest rail container operator between $1.3 billion and $1.6 billion.
Rail News
Rail News
J.B. Hunt President and CEO Stepping Down
JOC Staff |
John Roberts will replace Kirk Thompson as president and CEO of J.B.
Trucking News
Trucking News
American Railcar Industries Reports $6.3 Million Loss
Rail Resource |
American Railcar Industries had revenue of $64.8 million and a net loss of $6.3 million or 29 cents per share in the third quarter of 2010, the company reported, but ARI is seeing a moderate upturn in
Rail News
Rail News
New DOT Grants Boost Freight Rail Network
John D. Boyd |
Parts of the U.S.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Saia Profit Slips Despite Higher Sales
William B. Cassidy |
Southeastern trucker Saia increased its revenue 6 percent year-over-year in the third quarter but saw its net income slide as operating costs increased.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Trinity’s Profit Rises 36 Percent to $31.5 Million
John D. Boyd |
Trinity Industries, a maker of railcars, barges and highway construction support products, saw net income rise 36 percent in the third quarter to $31.5 million even though revenue shrank 3 percent to
Rail News
Rail News
Thiele Manufacturing Property to be Sold
William B. Cassidy |
The property and equipment of bankrupt truck body and trailer maker Thiele Manufacturing will be auctioned Nov. 30 by Maas Companies in Windber, Pa.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Norfolk Southern Net Jumps 47 Percent to $445 Million
John D. Boyd |
Norfolk Southern Railway’s profit surged 47 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, to $445 million, as revenue grew faster than expenses.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Union Pacific Confident of Rail Agreement
John D. Boyd |
While a number of planned high-speed passenger rail corridors are still waiting for implementing contracts with freight railroads to use designated federal funds, Union Pacific Railroad CEO James R.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Covenant Transportation Stays in Black
William B. Cassidy |
Covenant Transportation's profit slipped from the second quarter but the truckload carrier remained in the black with gains in total revenue and freight revenue.
Trucking News
Trucking News
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