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L&H Trucking Files for Bankruptcy Protection
William B. Cassidy |
The recession isn't over for many small trucking companies. While larger competitors report record volumes and stronger bottom lines, many smaller carriers are still struggling to stay in business.
Trucking News
Trucking News
US Rail Jobs Reach Highest Level since April 2009
John D. Boyd |
At a time when freight traffic was slowing and worries spreading about a slowdown in the U.S.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
DOT Stimulus Spend Tops $17 Billion
John D. Boyd |
The Department of Transportation's payouts of stimulus checks to states for work on roads, bridges and other projects reached $17.134 billion as of Aug.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Air Cargo
Trucking News
Rail News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
NS Boosts Train Speeds in Virginia Projects
John D. Boyd |
Norfolk Southern Railway completed in and around Front Royal, Va., a series of state- and company-funded construction projects, which will boost speeds for its double-stack intermodal trains moving al
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Rail Rebound Pushes Intermodal to 2010 Record
John D. Boyd |
A rebound in U.S. rail freight volume pushed intermodal loads to their highest level of 2010 during the week ending Aug. 14.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
USA Truck, BNSF Railway Sign Intermodal Pact
William B. Cassidy |
USA Truck is rebounding from the recession and expanding its fast-growing intermodal business. The dry-van truckload carrier said Aug.
Trucking News
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Truck brokers
North-American rail
Former BAX Chief Joins MIQ Logistics
William B. Cassidy |
Former BAX Global leader Joey Carnes this week became chairman and CEO of MIQ Logistics, where he'll work with former BAX hand John Carr, president and COO.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
LTL
Truck brokers
FedEx Drivers Launch Suit for Reclassification
Thomas L. Gallagher |
The battle over the employment status of drivers at FedEx Ground moved to Massachusetts this week as 31 current and former drivers sued the carrier, alleging improper classification.
Trucking News
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Air Cargo Forwarder News
Trucking labor
New Rail Grant Requests Flood DOT
John D. Boyd |
In a followup to the Department of Transportation’s earlier allocation of $8 billion in stimulus grants for faster and expanded inter-city passenger rail service, the DOT said it has taken 77 ai
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Rail News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
North-American rail
YRC Logistics Rebranded as MIQ
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide completed the $38.7 million sale of most of YRC Logistics to private equity firm Austin Ventures, which rebranded the unit as MIQ Logistics.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Duisburg Box Traffic Soars 29 Percent
Bruce Barnard |
Duisburg, the world’s largest inland port, boosted first-half container traffic by 29 percent from a year ago, almost double the growth at Europe’s top box hubs Rotterdam and Antwerp.
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Mexico Expands Retaliatory Tariffs in Trucks Dispute
William B. Cassidy |
Mexico stepped up its pressure on the U.S. in the dispute over cross-border trucking on Monday, expanding the list of American goods that will be hit with punitive tariffs.
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Diesel Falls Back to $2.979 per Gallon
Thomas L. Gallagher |
The average retail price for diesel dropped 1.2 cents to $2.979 per gallon last week, following three consecutive weekly increases, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Foster Extends Offer on Portec Shares
John D. Boyd |
Rail and construction product supplier L.B. Foster is extending to the end of this month its tender offer to buy all outstanding common shares of Portec Rail Products.
Rail News
Rail News
Con-way Truckload’s New Route
William B. Cassidy |
Con-way Truckload is looking beyond its less-than-truckload sister company for more business from “external” customers.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Con-way’s Dilemma: Too Much Freight
William B. Cassidy |
Con-way Freight has a long, hard slog ahead as it struggles to right-size its volume and wrangles with shippers over pricing in what looks to be a slower recovery.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Railcar Builders Stuck on the Sidings
John D. Boyd |
The rail freight industry may be humming, and intermodal may be too tight for comfort, but North American railcar equipment suppliers are mostly holding on until customers need them again.
Rail News
Rail News
Pacer Hits Its Stride
John D. Boyd |
A return to profitability is helping to sway cautious Wall Street analysts that Pacer International’s strategic shift from a wholesale middleman service to a company focused on moving containers
Intermodal providers
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Virginia Trucking Company FWC Shuts Down
William B. Cassidy |
A motor carrier in Southern Virginia, FWC, shut down this week, ending a 30-year run as it struggled to rebuild business in the economic recovery.
Trucking News
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LTL
Ocean Cargoes Push Rail Intermodal Volume
John D. Boyd |
Surging international cargoes were the biggest driver in the second quarter for rail hauls of intermodal containers and trailers, said the Intermodal Association of North America.
Rail News
Rail News
Forwarding
Trucker New Century Transportation Going Public
William B. Cassidy |
New Century Transportation is the latest trucking company to plot a route for Wall Street with an initial public offering to raise cash for expansion in the recovery.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Concor Launches Port Nehru Rail Service
JOC Staff |
State-owned rail operator Container Corporation of India announced the launch of train services between the ports of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), Mundra and Pipavav.
Maritime
Maritime
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Forwarding
Railcar Owners Pulled 5,808 Out of Storage in July
John D. Boyd |
Users of railcars pulled another 5,808 out of storage in July from sidings and rail yards across North America, the strongest drawdown since April when freight traffic was stronger.
Rail News
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North-American rail
Sunteck Transport Parent Improves Sales, Profit
William B. Cassidy |
Non-asset logistics operator AutoInfo increased revenue from transportation services 57.8 percent from a year ago to $69.1 million in the second quarter.
Trucking News
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Truck brokers
Patriot Rail Buying Weyerhaeuser Short Lines
John D. Boyd |
Regional and short line railroad operator Patriot Rail reached an agreement in principle with paper manufacturer and forest products supplier Weyerhaeuser to buy six small rail lines the shipper has i
Rail News
Rail News
Western Express Founder Wise Dies at 60
William B. Cassidy |
Wayne Wise, who with his wife Donna founded Western Express, one of the nation's top 50 trucking companies, died July 31 at the age of 60.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Roadrunner Revenue Rises on Trucking, Logistics
William B. Cassidy |
Roadrunner Transportation Services reported a 32.9 percent gain in revenue in the second quarter, but costs associated with the retirement of debt cut into earnings.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Truck brokers
Rail Freight Bounces in July
John D. Boyd |
The lull in rail freight volume growth might have ended last month, as seasonally adjusted U.S.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
EPA Helps Owner-Operators Retrofit 300 Trucks
John D. Boyd |
About 300 independent truckers in the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association who operate in parts of the central and southwestern U.S.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
YRC Plans to Ask Nasdaq for More Time
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide plans to ask Nasdaq for additional time to raise its stock value above $1 a share to avoid delisting, the company said in its full quarterly 10-Q report.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Panther Expedited Launches $100 Million IPO
William B. Cassidy |
Panther Expedited Services, the second largest expedited transportation company in the U.S. by revenue, plans an initial public offering worth up to $100 million.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Truck brokers
Diesel Price Jumps 6.3 Cents to $2.991 Per Gallon
Thomas L. Gallagher |
The average price of diesel fuel jumped 6.3 cents last week to $2.991 per gallon, according to a report Monday from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Trucking Activity Fuels TravelCenter Earnings
William B. Cassidy |
More trucks on the road mean more cups of coffee sold at TravelCenters of America, not to mention more meals, deals on merchandise and gallons of diesel.
Trucking News
Trucking News
BNSF Net Jumps 49 Percent to $603 Million
John D. Boyd |
BNSF Railway posted a $603 million net income for the second quarter, up 49.3 percent from a year earlier as revenue rose 23.5 percent to $4.094 billion.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
National Gateway Intermodal Terminals
JOC Staff |
North Baltimore, Ohio — Scheduled for opening in early 2011, CSX says this 185-acre site south of Toledo will also become the “nerve center” of its entire intermodal network.
Rail News
Rail News
Unraveling Services at the Waterfront
Bill Mongelluzzo and Peter T. Leach |
One of the most significant changes in the 54-year history of maritime containerization is unfolding rapidly at U.S.
Maritime
Maritime
Trucking News
Forwarding
Delivering a Mixed Bunch
Stephanie Nall |
California’s flower growers have taken a cue from their produce counterparts and will begin to consolidate shipping to save freight costs and better compete with South America’s floral pro
Cool Cargo News
Trucking News
Cool Cargo News
LTL
Box Hauls Pull Rail Traffic
John D. Boyd |
As rail executives peer through the fog of uncertainty around the economic outlook for the rest of the year, many find their intermodal business lighting the path ahead.
Rail News
Rail News
CARB Issuing Fines for Truck Violations
JOC Staff |
Despite ongoing rumors that California’s transportation refrigeration unit regulations are on hold, a state agency already has issued $800,000 in fines.
Cool Cargo News
Trucking News
Cool Cargo News
Stuck in the Middle
William B. Cassidy |
Surging freight volume and tightening truck capacity in the second quarter put freight brokers and third-party logistics providers in a vise, as the cost of purchased transportation shot up faster tha
Trucking News
Trucking News
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