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US shippers surveyed by the JOC, NASSTRAC, and Truckstop.com expect slightly higher freight volumes over the next six months, but mostly flat rates — except truckload rates.

A survey finds most shippers believe truckload capacity is now “adequate” or in a “rough equilibrium,” and expect it to stay that way.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust has struggled to increase the share of rail used to get containers out of its facilities despite a slew of efforts to do so.

The Russian government’s decision to subsidize imports from China arriving via rail will cut costs and result in faster transit times.

The so-called “freight recession” continues to weigh down demand, volume, and pricing.

There are signs that shippers expect truckload and domestic intermodal rates to creep higher in early 2017.

Truckload companies USA Truck and Celadon Group are not waiting for a recovery in the truckload market to materialize and pull them out of the red, instead working to get into the black with a stronger focus on their asset-light brokerage businesses.

Lower fuel surcharges, lighter shipments, acquisitions costs blamed for lower profit at less-than-truckload, logistics company.

Trucking is doing better at hiring workers than previous employment data suggested, but still is bumping against a "hiring ceiling."

Roadrunner’s push into the expedited shipping market over the last two years provided the trucking company an airbag to protect against crashing truckload and less-than-truckload volumes and rates in the third quarter.

It’s a sign that the so-called “freight recession” that’s softened demand, volume, and freight rates may outlast the calendar year.

IHS Automotive data reveal a significant decline in new commercial truck registrations, especially for heavy trucks.

The benefits of rising e-commerce demand are lifting revenue, profit at multiple units of XPO Logistics, from last-mile to LTL.

The ELD mandate's impact on available truck capacity isn't the only thing shippers should worry about.

When freight demand is low and rates are hard to maintain, who wants to buy a used truck? That's a problem truckload carriers face as they try to reduce their capacity to bolster pricing.

After a US court slapped down a challenge to the federal electronic logging mandate for truck drivers, shippers need to plan for dealing with the rule.

Officials at the Port of New York and New Jersey hope a record monthly volume of rail cargo is just the start of the payoff from years of intermodal investment that seeks to give the port a competitive edge as ever-larger ships arrive on the East Coast.

Despite a "soft industrial backdrop" and lower fuel surcharges and revenue, less-than-truckload carrier YRC Freight raised profits nearly 25 percent year-over-year in the third quarter and opened a new terminal.

The Oak Brook, Illinois-based trucking and transportation provider posted record-breaking domestic intermodal volume but tightening profit margins in their third-quarter earnings.

As e-commerce volumes rise, UPS is adding more capacity.

The acquisition gives Canada's largest trucking operator a bigger US presence and route into Mexico and helps XPO pay down debt.

Rapid changes in technology are reshaping the logistics landscape and spurring the growth of freight management services, including the formation of nearly $1 billion firm Sunteck/TTS Holdings.

India is pushing hard to get shippers to move more cargo via the country's railroads.

Cranking up profits and gaining freight, the multiregional less-than-truckload carrier looks to fill one of the last large gaps in its coverage.

Plunging truckload rates proved a dead weight on profits at C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the third quarter.

NS is the first and only Class I railroad to report an uptick in domestic and international intermodal business this earnings season.

Executives at the Montreal-based railway said they are dedicated to keeping pricing above inflation, even as the marketplace becomes more competitive on the roads and rails as demand slips and capacity rises.

The largest US truckload carrier cut more than 1,600 tractors from its overal fleet in the past year, but added 130 trucks to its dedicated business, which increased revenue and profit.

Maryland governor pledges to reapply for federal funding for Howard Street tunnel.

The fee will further drive up surface transportation costs in Russia, where trucking rates are also set to jump.

DrayQ and DrayLink to be introduced in Seattle-Tacoma in early November to improve terminal efficiency for truckers and BCOs.

PierPass Inc. discusses possible changes in its model with port stakeholders in LA-LB.

Old Dominion Freight Lines avoided damage and used technology and phones to keep close contact with customers as storm and flooding pummeled its home state.

The Western railway has lost some of its pricing power after domestic and international freight demand shrank in the third quarter.

Even when volumes rise, lower revenue shows impact of reduced rates and fuel surcharges at publicly owned carriers.

The fall shipping season of 2016 has been good to Canadian Pacific Railway.

Russian shippers and transportation companies say they will have to increase their rates double digits to keep up with the cost increases created by Russia’s “Platon” truck toll.

US regulators are increasing funding for driver-training schools and institutions serving veterans while pushing a pilot program that would license under-21 ex-military drivers.

US shippers may be concerned about trucking rate hikes in 2017 and 2018, but pricing power isn't likely to slip away from them soon.