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The family-owned forwarder said the new Wuhan-Hamburg service would create greater stability for handling worldwide supply chains.

Increases in profit, volume and revenue at XPO's LTL business underscore widening rift between LTL and truckload sector.

Currently, westbound trains can only be single-stacked because of the height limitations of the 121-year-old, 1.7-mile long Howard Street Tunnel.

Truckload and LTL carriers report higher number of shippers pressing for early contract talks amid concerns over capacity in second half.

Deregulating Russian rail transshipment rates would close the gap between ocean and rail pricing.

A major shift of cargo away from trucks that are clogging the port’s congested approach roads is imperative to alleviating harbor congestion.

Eric Meek, former president and chief operating officer, has been replaced by Jonathan Russell.

A private investment firm gives Roadrunner a big shot of capital as it reorders its trucking and logistics businesses and finances.

The addition of seven feet and four additional pallet locations to the container means a 13 percent payload increase.

Trucking company Saia rolled into the US Northeast Monday.

Kansas City Southern is positioning its Mexican network as an alternative export route for plastic resins.

“He isn’t focused on intermodal.”

Future partners focus on better utilizing assets as excess capacity keeps pressure on truckload rates.

Higher industrial output helped increase the frequency and weight of LTL shipments in the first quarter at Old Dominion Freight Line.

Higher freight demand fails to absorb excess truckload capacity, pushing down rates and tightening margins for largest US freight broker.

Geographically, the region is easily accessible to the US East and West coasts and offers interline connectivity for eastern and western railways while bypassing infamous Chicago congestion.

The new law is modeled on the International Maritime Organization’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendment, which took effect on July 1, 2016.

More shippers are putting freight lanes up for bid, Covenant Transportation Group executives say.

Kansas City Southern de Mexico is rejecting a Mexican government report alleging that there is little competition between the railroad and two others.

UPS's Mark Modesti believes smaller shippers increasingly are drawing near an "inflection" point when it comes to adding technology and changing processes to control inventory. They need to get past that point to survive and grow.

The bill passed the Senate on a 26-to-5 vote, and has cleared the House Transportation Committee.

Indore is one of four rail-linked inland locations Allcargo operates in the country.

Spot market truckload rates are rising on higher demand, but contract rate hikes are being slowed by market uncertainty and excess capacity.

Werner Enterprises and Heartland Express follow J.B. Hunt in reporting a rise in freight demand as the second quarter gets under way.

If it gets regulatory approval, a futures market for truck freight rates, based on DAT data, could help shippers mitigate pricing risks as the market gets more volatile.

The digital innovation “will give rise to a new generation of freight trains.”

Facing tougher customer demands and more supply chain complexity, shippers increasingly want and need to collaborate with transportation partners. It doesn't happen overnight.

J.B. Hunt’s less optimistic outlook could be an early indicator of what to expect from Class I railroads and trucking companies’ first-quarter earnings to be released over the next several weeks.

XPO Logistics won victories over the Teamsters in elections at two facilities, but the union won a vote in New Jersey.

Shippers and logistics operators at recent conferences didn't expect a massive capacity crunch to follow the rollout of an electronic logging mandate this year, but truckers warned there will be an impact.

Modest, sustained, and earlier-than-usual rate increases this spring in the spot market should be a canary in the coal mine for shippers with longer term contracts.

Knowledge is power in contract talks, shippers at the NASSTRAC conference say.

Knight-Swift merger, Schneider public offering, seen triggering more truckload acquisitions, consolidation, and soon.

China-Europe containerized rail has evolved from a niche option with infrequent service and a small network to one attracting suppliers and second-tier companies with more and faster services to a wider array of destinations.

Forward Air has expanded its US Midwest-focused drayage footprint to the Southeast.

The fire at MRS Logistica’s Station of Light caused severe damage to several buildings and disrupted services to the busiest container port in Brazil.

The $6 billion deal announced Monday will establish Knight-Swift Transportation as the largest truckload operator in the United States.

Shippers, it is clear, want greater visibility into their supply chains.

Logistics providers will need to "roll up their sleeves" as Uber Freight rolls into brokerage, speakers tell TIA conference.

City officials move forward with a concession agreement that port businesses oppose.