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Intermodal rail is extending its reach into areas of the supply chain long dominated by trucking, and not just over-the-road long-haul truckload carriage.

YRC Worldwide sees signs of recovery in the freight that hit its docks in March and April, but the surge came too late to stave off a steep first quarter loss.

It certainly isn’t the first time ocean carriers and importers have disagreed, and it won’t be the last, but the outcome could determine the fate of U.S.

Buoyed by five straight months of increased consumer spending, domestic shippers and carriers are “cautiously optimistic” about the economic recovery.

With rail freight traffic improving steadily, capacity is on its way back.

Last weekend killer storms that flooded out Nashville and other parts of Tennessee and killed at least 30 people in several states will also keep a CSX Transportation line between Nashville and Memphi

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Heavy-truck maker Navistar resolved a dispute with the Environmental Protection Agency over how it certified certain heavy-truck engines as 2010 compliant.

UPS put 25 hybrid electric package cars on the streets of Houston today as part of its plan to deploy 200 hybrid trucks in eight U.S. cities.

The economic recovery has wheels at Echo Global Logistics.

FreightCar America saw first-quarter orders for future railcars surge to 3,656 units from just 339 a year earlier and 185 in the final 2009 period, which pointed to an improving outlook for the compan

Global household goods mover Arpin Group acquired Affiliated Transportation Systems and eight related companies, expanding its U.S. military business.

Con-way reported a $4 million net loss for the first quarter, including a $3.2 million operating loss at Con-way Freight, despite soaring freight volume.

Pacer International nearly wiped out its net loss in the first quarter as it reshapes its business plan.

Pending legislation in the Senate to add shipper-friendly competition rules on the rail industry won’t move ahead unless it also strips railroads of exemptions they enjoy from antitrust law, sai

The head of the American Trucking Associations, in a sharply worded letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, warns that a new government focus on shifting freight off trucks is based on misinfor

Port executives on Wednesday spelled out the differences between the port of Los Angeles truck concession agreements and the port of Long Beach registration agreements in testimony before the House Co

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YRC Worldwide has enough support to survive 2010, despite a first quarter loss of more than a quarter of a billion dollars, transportation investment analysts said today.

It may be 2011 before Congress passes a surface transportation bill, says Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., ranking Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

A proposed long-term vision to guide the Department of Transportation would focus on major freight system corridors, curb carbon use by freight operations and use more multi-jurisdiction planning inst

U.S. rail customers got a strong support message from Sen.

Declaring that “freight rail jobs are green jobs,” a report by the Blue Green Alliance and the Economic Policy Institute urges policy makers to give the rail industry tax breaks it seeks t

Norfolk Southern Railway is warning customers to expect significant flood delays for shipments that normally use a rail line running from Memphis, Tenn., on the Mississippi River to Sheffield, Ala., o

At a congressional hearing Wednesday morning on harbor trucking in southern California, carriers and shippers will be watching closely to see if lawmakers warm to the idea of giving local authorities

YRC Worldwide reported a net loss of $274 million on $1.1 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2010, despite deep cuts in operating expenses from a year ago.

The average price of diesel last week jumped 4.4 cents to $3.122 per gallon, the highest point for diesel since October 2008, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

YRC Worldwide is reaching deep into other modes of transportation as well as investment banking and corporate restructuring as its remakes its board of directors.

Truck rates paid by Canadian shippers increased in February, rising from a 1.6 percent drop in January, according to the Canadian General Freight Index.

UK transport company FirstGroup has put its rail freight unit up for sale, attracting several British and European bidders, according to the Financial Times.

Railex Defies Recession, Expands Despite the economy, Railex is expanding and hopes to have a facility open in the Southeast within the next year.

Shippers expect to see prices rise this year for U.S. domestic transportation but most are not projecting big increases even amid concerns over tight capacity, according to a new survey.

The recovery no longer appears to be uncertain for intermodal middleman Hub Group.

Seventeen transportation and logistics companies were named to this year’s Fortune 500 list of biggest U.S. companies.

Trucking’s heavy-haul sector left the recession lighter than when it entered the downturn, but the industry is ready to bulk up again as spending on infrastructure and energy projects increases.

Cargo thefts escalated as the economy slumped over the past two years, with 879 incidents reported in the U.S., according to Freightwatch International.

Domestic Shippers Brace for Rate Hikes

The Surface Transportation Board clearly was not happy with Canadian National Railway after a consultant reported that CN trains were blocking Chicago suburban roads vastly more often than the railroa

It’s barely May, but it’s already turning out to be a very good year for North American railroads.