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A federal judge late Thursday rejected trucking industry arguments that parts of the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Programs violate federal law and said controversial provisions affecting drivers an

Major North American railroads increased their loadings in recent weeks of key raw materials as well as some finished goods related to manufacturing activity.

Do you know how many truck drivers there are in the U.S.? What about number of heavy trucks? Here are some quick facts about the U.S. trucking industry.

Major U.S. railroads set a new 2010 peak for intermodal shipments in the week ending Aug. 21, the second straight week of new highs in container and trailer loadings.

Landstar System is reducing its earnings outlook for the third quarter amid signs of slowing demand and tighter capacity in the domestic truckload market.

Truck tonnage rose 7.4 percent in July, the eighth consecutive month of year-to-year increase, the American Trucking Associations reported.

North American short line and regional railroads are reporting freight traffic gains on the rise since mid-summer, a contrast to the wave of weak economic reports on housing and other activity for Jul

A former senior state transportation official said Tuesday the Obama administration must include financing proposals in any federal transportation policy to make the goals credible.

Railcar and barge builder Greenbrier Companies took orders valued at $130 million to build new railcars and modify older ones, mostly to meet still-growing demand for high capacity domestic intermodal

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rose 0.3 percent in July but only because of a 76 percent jump in sales of commercial aircraft, the Commerce Department said.

The Federal Railroad Administration plans to issue revamped guidance to freight railroads in the next month or so to address rail executives' concerns over requirements they could face when accepting

The Port of North Dakota on Monday shipped its first container load of agricultural commodities to international markets.

Robert Sanchez will succeed Anthony G. Tegnelia, who is retiring as president of Ryder Global Fleet Management Solutions after 33 years with Ryder System.

Con-way Freight, which has struggled to regain its financial footing in the less-than-truckload market, announced the departure Tuesday of John G. Labrie as president.

Retail diesel prices fell for the second week in a row, dropping an average of 2.2 cents to $2.957 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The Department of Transportation is starting to push out the first of nearly $17.6 million in a multi-layered stimulus grant for upgrades of some Appalachian freight short line railroads, by nailing d

Freight broker Greatwide Logistics Services named Tyler Ellison, a veteran of two of the country’s largest trucking operators, to the new post of group president for transportation management and corp

An index of Canadian trucking activity fell 19 percent in July from the month before, freight services provider TransCore said Monday, but the decline was in line with seasonal shipping patterns.

Rail industry products supplier Wabtec completed its planned acquisition of electronic instrument maker Bach-Simpson from Global Railway Industries for about $13 million.

After enduring one of the worst stretches in decades that culminated in last year’s economic and trade recession, the freight transportation industry is finally in recovery.

A new era in trucking financial discipline need not mean dark ages for shippers.

Just when North American intermodal cargo handlers were getting used to the idea that domestic rail-truck combination moves might catch up to ship-to-train international business, this year’s se

David Congdon has a message other trucking executives might not want shippers to hear: Truckers don’t necessarily have to raise rates to build profit.

If a trucking renaissance ever arrives, it would look a lot like Old Dominion Freight Line and Knight Transportation.

Harbor truckers on the West Coast like to call at Matson Navigation terminals. The gates and container yards are always fully staffed, and gate operations are efficient.

Railroads and shipper activists are trying to make sure their issues are on the table when lawmakers return to Capitol Hill after their August break, especially because the legislators have a lot on t

You know the transportation market has reached an “inflection” point when a shipper picks up a trucker’s bar and restaurant tab.

One year after he became chairman of the Surface Transportation Board that regulates economic issues between railroads and shippers, Daniel R.

Federal and state officials pulled more than 100 truck drivers off the road for drug and alcohol violations in a two-week investigative sweep.

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.

At a time when freight traffic was slowing and worries spreading about a slowdown in the U.S.

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.

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

A rebound in U.S. rail freight volume pushed intermodal loads to their highest level of 2010 during the week ending Aug. 14.

USA Truck is rebounding from the recession and expanding its fast-growing intermodal business. The dry-van truckload carrier said Aug.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.