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"I think if you look at the absolute volumes, they are not strong,” Eric Butler, UP’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, said.

A drop in spot rates and sluggish economy bit into revenue and profit at the fourth-largest U.S. truckload carrier.

In trucking, warehousing and, in fact, in a number of industries, worker misclassification is possibly the hottest topic today in labor relations.

Canadian Pacific Railway’s financials took a hit in the second quarter.

CSX Transportation and the state’s port authority on Tuesday detailed two new projects there aimed at fueling more cargo through the ocean gateway and onto the rails, and vice versa.

Tonnage drops in June despite other improving indicators for trucking.

Kansas City Southern Railway found the second quarter a dud for intermodal volume growth.

New online sales events such as Amazon's Prime Day increase demand for last-mile capacity.

The EU has fined four of Europe’s largest truck manufacturers a record 2.93 billion euros ($3.3 billion).

Inland ports are helping retailers cover supply chain gaps generated by growing e-commerce demand.

Second-quarter results show $6.2 billion J.B. Hunt is spending to build intermodal, truck volume, revenue.

As US regulators look into shipper detention practices, DAT survey finds many drivers are being delayed.

Economic indicator shows no sign of inventory destocking in May.

Truck drivers who have been using a secondary access road to reach a major intermodal complex outside Chicago have been forced to cope with longer turn times, fewer trips and higher costs — but a solution is in the works.

As spot market truckload volumes rise, will rates follow?

Efforts to attract new intermodal business were not enough to slow the loss of volume and profit at CSX Transportation.

Established logistics companies and brokers could partner with digital start-ups to speed the "evolution" of technology demanded by shippers, the CEO of Echo Global Logistics says.

The city of New Orleans is again exploring the sale of the port’s switching railroad.

Mario Cordero reacted quickly to an announcement of a traffic mitigation fee increase at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex.

As freight demand lags, trucking's payroll drops from post-recession peak.

A U.S. trade group has launched its own online portal to boost efficiency in the drayage sector.

The cargo on this first train to call at the $100-million rail facility at the former Oakland Army Base was originally destined for Canadian ports.

The soft U.S. freight economy has trucking companies slamming on the capacity brakes.

The original deadline for binding bids was April 26, but Greece’s privatization agency has pushed it back three times.

Waste caused by poor infrastructure is thought to cost India around $45 billion per year, or 4.3 percent of GDP, according to McKinsey & Company.

The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad is reporting significant improvements in its train velocity and availability, both indicators of service, and it is investing $1 billion into its overall rail network.

India is prioritizing dozens of last mile port-rail connectivity projects to speed up cargo evacuation and help address chronic landside congestion problems at its ports.

It's a hard economy for smaller U.S. trucking companies such as Nebraska Transport Company. The carrier believes technology, partnerships can help it not just survive, but thrive.

Shippers are OK with paying an extra to help fund night gates at the Port of Oakland.

Trains are a critical tool that can be used to relieve port congestion, but in Europe they face a number of challenges.

Frustrated by a slow-growth economy, low freight demand and tighter regulatory controls, trucking providers are looking for new opportunities, often in last-mile logistics.

New direction for trucker-owned chassis cooperative.

The state of U.S. freight growth in 2016 and perhaps next year hangs on inventories.

Ripples from Brexit could reach truck cabs on U.S. highways.

Amazon now may be the world's largest 3PL, especially for small shippers, supply chain consultant Adrian Gonzalez tells SMC3 Connections 2016.

How containers moving to on-dock ramps will be weighed is still being worked out just days before the rule takes effect Friday.

Can the notoriously complicated, not to mention technologically hidebound, freight forwarding industry be turned into a streamlined, digitally driven paragon of efficiency?

A new bill introduced in the California legislature aims to spur the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex to revamp its PierPass system.

Software glitches continued to plague terminal gates at the Port of Charleston’s Wando Welch Marine Terminal Thursday.

A new containerized cargo transportation firm able to compete with global majors may soon appear in Russia.