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For-hire trucking employment rose to a new high in December, but carriers are hitting a hiring ceiling.

Schneider National and heavy-haul flatbed specialist Daseke Inc. plan to go public in 2017, seeking new routes to financing.

Chennai’s rail share in the first three fiscal quarters through the end of December slipped compared with 2015.

From consolidation and alliances to a new president and regulatory environment, 2017 will introduce new challenges and opportunities. In a roundtable discussion with JOC.com, three shippers discuss their biggest concerns in the year ahead.

NFI's acquisition of Dominion Warehousing and Distribution is the latest of several cross-border deals between US and Canadian logistics and transport operators.

Both companies now contend they are not receiving an equitable portion of the revenue from their partnership.

Trucking insurers are likely to offer discounts on rising premiums to carriers that use safety technology such as Greenlight's on-board camera. That could help carriers struggling with rising insurance costs, and their customers.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is struggling to convince shippers to shift freight to intermodal rail from trucks.

Union Pacific Railroad will gain control of assets throughout the United States as a result of its deal with Railex.

Roadrunner Freight expects business to bounce back in 2017, and is expanding on the West Coast while building up density in major less-than-truckload lanes to inland markets.

Food shippers have taken a particular interest in using the rail services made possible by the new line at Port Bronka.

A diverse group of shippers is ready to challenge fees that container lines and marine terminals impose for delays at US ports. But first the shippers need approval from federal maritime regulators.

Shippers have asked Russia’s competition regulator to investigate what they describe as a system of bribes and close business ties that results in some shippers receiving better treatment than others.

Weak demand has eroded domestic shipping rates, and may also have slowed the steady increase of rail transportation of ocean containers.

Surging demand for same day and e-commerce delivery is reshaping the Russian trucking sector.

The gradual diminishing of Moscow’s status as Russia’s leading trucking hub has been a win for shippers as they benefit from greater diversity of transit options and lower costs.

Authorities at India Port Rail Company Ltd., which is tasked with developing last-mile rail projects connecting major ports, met this week to take stock of the progress on investments under way.

Poor service by the Russian rail monopoly RZD is dampening shipper enthusiasm for Asia-Europe rail services.

US truck tonnage growth hit the gas in November, rising after falling in October, but an index tracking pricing didn’t come even close to keeping up.

Shippers want the rail industry to try a slew of new approaches, but those changes may not materialize.

Rail-road tariff equalization put in place this month is spurring Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust shippers to use intermodal trains rather than trucking.

The US spot truckload market is delivering Christmas dinner, as demand for potatoes and meats spike and spot market volumes are nearly double year-ago levels. E-commerce is also shifting freight shipments closer to the year's end.

The fifth-largest US truckload carrier builds out its Laredo terminal, the busiest facility in its network, as cross-border trucking increases and shipper demands change.

As ocean freight rates rise and remain unpredictable, Russian shippers are switching tracks and increasingly using rail transport to get goods from China.

The government of India has set the date by which all major, or public, ports should have in automated gate technologies.

Independent truckers want the full appellate court to rehear its case against the government's electronic logging mandate, as the compliance clock ticks louder.

The only one of the four main terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey that does not have an on- or near-dock rail link will soon get one.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says language in a rule issued last year seen as "requiring" sleep apnea testing violates the law.

Two acquisitions give USPack greater reach in Midwest, more specialized services, technology as e-commerce speeds up.

As the Obama administration winds down, federal regulators are rolling out some long-awaited trucking safety rules, while Congress legislates driver hours of service. Some groups would like president-elect Trump to block pending rules.

PierPass advisory committee will further investigate feasibility of a flat fee and a portwide peel-off program.

As 2017 beckons, less-than-truckload trucking companies are traveling an unmapped route through some unfamiliar territory.

Limited rollout at GCT Bayonne is first at US East Coast's largest port.

US shippers are moving more goods, thanks to holiday demand, but not necessarily paying more for transportation.

One card and one security background check should be enough for truck drivers, American Trucking Associations CEO tells Senate subcommittee.

Truck driver pay is beginning to rise as truckload freight demand picks up.

The US truckload spot market soared post-Thanksgiving, with volumes hitting highs and rates continuing their climb in what may be a stronger consumer-led recovery.

The overall number of truck driver hours-of-service violations cited by roadside inspectors dropped in fiscal 2016, but certain types of violations increased.

The PierPass extended gates program at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex, which has moved vast quantities of cargo from daytime to nights and weekends, has come under no shortage of criticism in recent months.

Bipartisan legislation would make it easier for US Customs and Border Protection to partner with private companies or entities to fund infrastructure improvements at US border crossings and ports of entry.