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Pacer International is capping a transformational year for the major intermodal middleman with a sudden change in leadership.

When cargo volume in the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex was booming two years ago, terminal operators opened gates early, worked through the lunch hour and offered five night and weekend ga

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey hasn’t decided on the next step to phasing out older trucks, but drayage companies already are apprehensive about the path the port will take.

Given the secretive way a rail regulatory overhaul was crafted in the Senate over recent months, it seemed inevitable the landmark bill would emerge late in a jammed legislative calendar and req

South Africa’s state-owned rail freight utility, Transnet Freight Rail, is acquiring 100 diesel electric locomotives from GE Transportation.

Small North American railroads loaded up more railcars with paper products in the week ending Dec. 12 than any time since June 6, according to the RMI RailConnect index.

In a week when many cargoes were down as a heavy winter storm blew across the Midwest, major U.S. railroads had their strongest loadings of scrap materials in three weeks.

A Senate panel approved nominations for officials to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and serve on the Federal Maritime Commission, clearing them for confirmation by the full Se

YRC Worldwide sounded a warning over its debt-for-equity swap today as it raced to avoid a bankruptcy filing, saying it is critical that the company complete the deal before Dec. 31.

Thursday's implementation of the government's roadability regulations for intermodal equipment is causing headaches for motor carriers and equipment providers at marine and rail terminals across the c

Teamsters General President James P.

GE Transportation, which is one of the two major U.S.

YRC Worldwide is lowering the bar for its debt-for-equity swap with bondholders, dropping the participation requirement for certain bondholders from 95 percent to 70 percent for notes that come due in

The major lobbying group for the railroad industry said it has “concerns” about pending legislation to beef up the Surface Transportation Board and order major changes in federal regulatio

The negotiations over the past year that led the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to overhaul competition rules in the railroad industry were tougher than those still under way fo

Simply shifting freight from truck to rail won't result in a greener transportation system, transportation analyst Noël Perry said, arguing sustainability efforts should focus on entire supply ch

A landmark revamping of federal rail regulations cleared the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, but some tough issues including whether to strip railroads of some antitrust immunit

Truck sales ran out of gas in November, dropping 50 percent from October, when new truck orders were jacked up by a federal emissions mandate, ACT Research said.

YRC Worldwide's banking group came to the troubled carrier's rescue today, extending its credit agreement until Jan.

Florida will pay CSX Transportation $432 million for a 61-mile track segment after Gov. Charlie Crist on Dec. 16 signed into law a measure to boost passenger rail operations.

Ethanol terminal operator U.S. Development Group said its West Colton Rail Terminal at Rialto, Calif., has started handling ethanol railcars from Union Pacific Railroad.

Schneider National, one of the largest U.S.

YRC Worldwide, trying to extend the clock on its bid to avoid bankruptcy protection, pushed back its deadline for a debt-for-equity swap by another two days on Wednesday.

The Dec. 15 transition of its chief executive by intermodal provider Pacer International had been planned for some time, said incoming Chairman and CEO Daniel W. Avramovich.

An Iowa Pacific Holdings short line railroad in Texas launched a major upgrade over 70 miles of track, using a recent loan from the Federal Railroad Administration.

For the second time in a week, YRC Worldwide faces a midnight deadline for a critical part of its plan to avoid bankruptcy.

The Greenbrier Companies agreed with General Electric Railcar Services to modify GER's railcar manufacturing contract by reducing the order from 11,900 to 6,000 railcars.

Worldwide sales of Volvo Group trucks declined 37 percent year-over-year in in November and were down 7 percent from October, the company said.

Freight services provider Pacer International said Tuesday Chairman and CEO Michael E. Uremovich is leaving the company immediately and will be replaced by Daniel W.

The decline in diesel prices took a sharper turn in the week ending Dec. 14, the sixth consecutive week of falling prices. According to the U.S.

Roadrunner Transportation Services is connecting its Midwest markets with the West Coast by acquiring Bullet Freight Systems and its logistics unit, Caliber Logistics.

Already low less-than-truckload rates are falling further as truckers become “incrementally more aggressive," Longbow Research says.

Fitch Ratings expects modest volume improvements in 2010 for the U.S.

Federal payouts for construction projects authorized by the Department of Transportation under the stimulus law reached $6.818 billion by Dec. 4, DOT reported.

YRC Worldwide faces a fresh challenge from the federal government, which filed a third lawsuit claiming the company's nationwide less-than-truckload carrier, YRC, discriminated against black employees

While other truckload carriers are laying up trucks to wring extra capacity out of their networks, Con-way Truckload is shifting capacity to its potentially more profitable short-haul service.

YRC Worldwide is edging closer to bankruptcy as it struggles to save a debt-equity swap with bondholders and stabilize its finances.

Surviving in the hyper-competitive harbor drayage industry has always been difficult, and a proliferation of clean-air programs has upped the ante for port truckers even more.

Maersk Line is gaining traction with its U.S. chassis pool, and momentum is building for a new structure to manage the critical intermodal truck equipment across the country.

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