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Canadian National Railway revenue and operating income took a hit from the tough economic environment but net earnings improved year-over-year in the first quarter after including some exceptional ite

The average retail price of diesel fuel fell eight-tenths of a cent last week to $2.221 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

* BNSF Eyes Route to Electric Trains

Falling truck parts sales dragged down financial performance at industrial equipment manufacturer Eaton Corp., which lost $52 million in the first quarter.

The Surface Transportation Board tried to launch a big hearing on the most controversial issues it regulates – competition between railroads and access to rail service for shippers – but i

The simmering trade war between the United States and Mexico hasn’t proved a roadblock to U.S. carriers that want to move more freight across the border.

Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier says it has enough cash and credit to get through these lean-plate days, but it describes a 2009 market that looks a lot like table scraps.

Few trucking companies have the financial artillery to seek and acquire rivals as demand falls and capacity-rich customers drive down rates, but Arkansas Best is one of them.

Few are bold enough to predict an economic turnaround in 2009, but some believe there are signs some shippers may be paying more for capacity before the year is out.

Matthew K. Rose could help to launch a new industrial revolution — a shift by North America’s freight railroads from diesel-powered locomotives to an age of electrification.

If CREATE works out as planned, trains will be able to move through Chicago more quickly. But run-through trains will remain the exception, not the rule.

A computer model in Chicago displays the city’s rail network, using different colors for different kinds of trains. During the day, main routes are almost solid yellow, signifying commuter trains.

Harbor truckers in Southern California are proving resilient, purchasing more than 3,500 clean-diesel vehicles since the Los Angeles-Long Beach clean-trucks programs were launched last October.

A railroad executive, opening a new line of opposition to efforts to tighten antitrust oversight of the industry, said Friday carriers could seek federal compensation if the plan undercuts deals th

Federal regulators cleared the way for Indiana Rail Road to begin building a rail spur toward a new Peabody Energy coal mining site in southwestern Indiana.

Old Dominion Freight Line relocated a service center in Denver to improve efficiency and reduce handling.

Ontario, Canada will begin a pilot program this summer to assess the benefits of pulling two 53-ft. trailers behind one cab.

Werner Enterprises says a tough first quarter ended with an upturn in shipping demand that carried over into April.

The aftermarket for medium and heavy duty truck parts will increase 3.8 percent annually to $17.1 billion in 2013 partly as a result of carriers placing heavier demand on fleets during the current rec

USA Truck lost $1.88 million in the first quarter as a result of a heavy decrease in volume due to the slowing economy and customer inventory reductions.

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Terry M. Endsley, the chief financial officer and a board member of truck manufacturer Navistar International, died April 14 of cancer, the company announced.

Truckload carrier Heartland Express remained profitable in the first quarter despite a 22.8 percent drop in revenue and sinking demand for freight capacity.

London -- French fishermen lifted their two day blockade of three northern French ports early today, April 16, freeing several hundred stranded trucks in Britain and France to board freight ferries.

Landstar System's net profit fell 41.4 percent and revenue declined 22.9 percent in the first quarter as slack demand for truck capacity staggered the non-asset based trucking and brokerage comp

FreightCar America is suspending work at a railcar plant in Roanoke, Va., local news services say, in a move that affects 210 workers.

London -- Trucking between the UK and France risks total shutdown starting April 16 as French fishermen threatened to extend their blockade of ports to the cross channel tunnel.

By the middle of February, employment levels at the U.S. operations of the seven Class I railroads had been set back by four years.

The Surface Transportation Board will air out some of the most controversial issues between railroads and their customers, in a wide-ranging public hearing on competition issues May 18 and 19.

Rail giant CSX said its profit fell 30 percent to $246 million in the first three months of 2009, as revenue fell 17 percent to $2.25 billion.

The Mexican trucking trade group Canacar filed a notice of arbitration against the United States, alleging that cancellation of the cross-border trucking pilot program violated the North American Free

Canadian National Railway reported 50 instances when its trains or those of a short line it bought blocked road crossings in the Chicago area, in the first two months since it took over those tracks e

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The average retail price of diesel fuel went up one-tenth of a cent last week to $2.229 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

"It's really going to have to be a federal vision, with some federal funding."

Truck brokers tapping the $160 billion 3PL market appear to be adjusting to and recovering from overcapacity and scarce freight faster than their customers.

YRC Worldwide is looking to defer millions of dollars worth of payments into Teamster union pension funds to help prop up the company’s cash reserves as it struggles to improve its finances in t

Mexican officials want a cross-border truck program that goes beyond the pilot program that the Bush administration launched in 2007, according to Bloomberg.

A traffic decline of 30.2 percent from the same week last year was actually a bit of good news from the short line railroad industry. Things had been even worse the week before.