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Buoyed by an 11.9 percent increase in tonnage, ABF Freight System cut its operating loss in half in the second quarter, from $26.8 million a year ago to $12.6 million.

Rail freight shippers waiting for the flood-closed Kansas City Southern lines to reopen in northern Mexico got some welcome news as KCS said it could resume service this weekend over a key bridge and

The government’s report on U.S.

Net orders for heavy trucks hit a new peak for the year in June, climbing 21 percent over May to reach 15,999 orders, according to ACT Research.

Tightening truck capacity helped boost second quarter revenue at Heartland Express, while the cost of purchasing new trucks slimmed its profit.

The average price of diesel fuel slipped 0.4 cents last week to $2.899 per gallon, according to a report Monday from the U.S.

Rail equipment lessor GATX took delivery of a low-emission “genset” switcher locomotive from Wabtec’s MotivePower unit, as the popular yard engines continue to spread through the rai

Employers at the Port of Montreal locked out the 850 members of the longshore union Monday morning, bringing cargo handling at terminals to a standstill.

A round of initial interviews will help the researchers frame a second round of questions for a broad spectrum of companies, Auburn’s Joe Hanna said.

Michael Ward, chairman, president and CEO of CSX, has plenty of reason to sound cheerful after reporting a 36 percent jump in net profit, to $414 million, for the second quarter.

Beleaguered YRC Worldwide expects to report a milestone on a path back to profitability, projecting an adjusted EBITDA of at least $24 million for the second quarter when it releases its financial res

The Western Governors Association believes there’s ample room for longer combination vehicles on High Plains highways, but must convince Congress to thaw a freeze limiting the use of double- and

It was once the top box for domestic intermodal shipments, a 48-foot container that was the largest for double-stack trains across North America until 53-footers became the new gold standard.

A team of researchers from Auburn University is delving into the dynamics of less-than-truckload pricing as LTL trucking companies struggle to raise rates.

Railroads serving the U.S.-Mexico border region are telling customers to expect two more weeks of shipment detours from the hurricane and flood disruptions to rail service through Laredo, Texas, and N

J.B. Hunt’s net profit rocketed 117 percent to $52.1 million as it improved utilization of its assets and raised prices in its truckload division in the second quarter.

European Union regulators cleared Geodis, the French transport and logistics provider, to take sole control of Giraud, a leading French forwarder active across Europe.

Flooding along the Rio Grande and other rivers in Texas and northern Mexico is playing havoc with cross-border freight traffic, causing delays at truck crossings in Laredo, Texas, and forcing truckers

Americans need to act quickly to begin a 10 year effort to improve and build new transportation infrastructure, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Thursday.

Landstar System expanded its profit 36 percent in the second quarter to $24.4 million with a record number of truckload moves and said it expects to maintain a strong recovery in demand through the th

North American railcar leasing fleets, shippers and railroads pulled 3,064 cars out of storage during June but still had 23.7 percent of their freight hauling equipment sitting idle.

Slow sequential moderation in truckload demand resumed after a spike before the July 4 holiday, Morgan Stanley Research reports in its latest freight index.

Freight shipments measured in ton-miles fell 0.4 percent in May after two consecutive monthly increases, the Department of Transportation reported.

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index dropped 1.9 percent in June after gaining 3.1 percent in May, contributing to signs the economy is slowing.

The trade group for the largest carriers in the U.S.

Deutsche Bahn said its recently launched rail container service between Duisburg, Germany, and Moscow has proved a success with shippers.

Trucking company New England Motor Freight is expanding in the Midwest, opening a larger less-than-truckload freight terminal in Toledo, Ohio.

Major eastern-U.S. railroad CSX posted a $414 million profit in the second quarter. That was up 36 percent from the 2009 period, while its $2.663 billion in revenue was up 22 percent.

Supply chain researchers at Auburn University are seeking carriers and shippers willing to participate in a study on trends in less-than-truckload pricing.

Diesel prices last week dropped to their lowest point since the first week of March.

Automaker Chrysler is replacing the entire fleet of its in-house trucking arm, Chrysler Group Transport, ordering 325 heavy trucks from Mack Trucks.

Heavy truck production will rise 26 percent this year as motor carriers begin to replace aging trucks, ACT Research said.

YRC Worldwide expects to report a positive EBIDTA of at least $24 million for the second quarter when it releases its financial results Aug. 3.

Larger trucking companies appear more optimistic than smaller competitors about their ability to get access to credit, but most carriers expect lending to stay tight.

When your truck is stuck amid seemingly endless rush hour traffic snarling the entrance to the Holland Tunnel, delivering freight in the middle of the night starts to make sense.

With the deadline for proposed truck driver hours-of-service rules less than a month away, highway safety groups are calling for a dramatic reduction in the time truckers may spend behind the wheel.

The sleek new tractors deployed by Con-way Freight not only warn drivers if they’re following another vehicle too closely, they signal confidence in the economy.

The freight surge of 2010 is nearing its end, an economic forecaster says.

Rail service between the U.S. and Mexico is resuming after closures because of flood damage caused by Hurricane Alex.

Rail shippers faced with growing ancillary and penalty charges levied by carriers received some relief in Canada from the federal government, which now requires that their complaints to the Canadian T