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In a classic good news-bad news situation, major railroads posted several volume records in 2006 but

A recently released analysis of rail-lift capacity in Southern California concludes that growth at L

The trucking industry continues to post signs pointing to a turbulent winter that will keep prices c

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.In a landmark move, the Federal Railroad Administration c

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Iowa Interstate Railroad, a regional line based in Cedar

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.YRC Worldwide is extending the overhaul of the USF region

USF Bestway will close its Scottsdale, Ariz. headquarters by the end of the year and lay off most of

The outlook for fuel prices in the coming year got a little brighter this week as the going price fo

Shrugging off lower demand for 2007 trucks because of fuel emission standards, Paccar, the parent co

Retail giant Wal-Mart is developing hybrid trucks for its dedicated fleet with the help of manufactu

The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel at the pump fell 4.3 cents last week to $2.537, accord

The Greenbrier Companies, a barge and railcar manufacturer based in Lake Oswego, Ore., saw net earni

YRC Regional Transportation, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide is consolidating two USF units in the Wes

A sharp drop in motor vehicle and lumber business took thousands of carloads off the rails last year

Consolidation could prove a silver bullet this year for a trucking industry battling a slowing econo

Ken Baldwin, a 40-year veteran of the freight transportation industry, rejoined old colleagues in hi

The Federal Railroad Administration approved Jan. 8 a plan to allow BNSF Railway to implement the El

Ocean carriers and railroads will soon be required to perform the same safety inspections and mainte

The National Brotherhood of Teamsters is still a way off from backing a candidate for 2008 despite t

The Bush administration gave railroads and shippers a triple dose of new security and safety proposa

The coals heating the market for next- and second-day service are getting stoked by Yellow Transport

Railroads loaded more cars in 2006, led by strong growth in grain and coal shipments. A heal

Iowa Interstate Railroad -- a regional line based in Cedar Rapids that runs from Chicago to Omaha, N

FreightCar America, a major builder of aluminum coal cars and other rail equipment, tapped Christian

Much-criticized service metrics on North American railroads improved significantly in 2006 while vol

OTTAWA - Tolls to enter the United States from Canada over three Niagara Falls-area bridges are to b

Con-way on Jan. 3 reduced by 11 to 12 percent its guidance for fourth-quarter earnings from continui

USA Truck opened its newest regional operations center in Spartanburg, S.C., as base for short to me

ABF Freight System expanded its regional transportation network to include the Central and Southern

FedEx Freight, the regional and interregional less-than-truckload subsidiary of FedEx, named Mike Mo

Canada's largest railways made so much money on grain shipments to export ports in 2006 that they mu

Truckload demand fell in December in relation to supply, according to the broad-based Morgan-Stanley

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel slid another 1.6 cent in the last week of the year to $

Rail volume grew only 2.6 percent over the first 51 weeks of 2006, but every improvement has been a

Trailer Bridge joined a voluntary collaboration between the freight industry and the U.S. Environmen

The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel fell one cent to $2.596, according to a report on Tues

Truck tonnage declined in November by the largest margin in six years. The American Trucking

A federal appeals court rejected efforts to block the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad in its

Rail companies and their shippers may find out in 2007 if the "railroad renaissance" of recent years

Amid signs of a weakening economy in the wake of a soft peak season, the trucking industry is headin