The Journal of Commerce: Trucking

Taking the High Road

dpulis — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:01 +0000

Legislators must act quickly, freight interests say, to enact a vital highway improvement program R.G. Edmonson, Associate Editor Government + Regulation The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Heavier Trucks Go Off-Road

dpulis — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Government + Regulation The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Schneider Switches Gears, Modes

dpulis — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Shift toward intermodal, regional trucking accelerates as Schneider reaches deeper into shipper supply chains

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor

Schneider National helped create the template for the long-haul truckload carrier in the decades after trucking deregulation in the 1980.

Freeze Forces Germany to Close Key Shipping Artery

cbrooks — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:21:31 +0000

Record cold snap disrupts shipments to 10 European countries

Bruce Barnard, special correspondent

Germany will shut a canal linking the river Rhine to Hamburg, Europe’s second largest container port, late Friday night as the coldest February temperatures across Europe in almost three decades

Trucking, Rail Groups Call 'Truce' Over Big Trucks

cbrooks — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:30:02 +0000

ATA, AAR urge passage of House transportation bill as approved by T&I committee

William B. Cassidy

The trucking and rail lobbies are calling a truce in their battle over truck size and weight limits, hoping a measure of intermodal unity will help push a controversial multi-year surface transportati

Weighing Liability Limits

dpulis — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:55:16 +0000

Colin Barrett Commentary The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Trucker Maverick to Raise Driver Pay, Expand Fleet

mszakonyi — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:20:18 +0000

Flatbed hauler boosts per mile pay, incentives, adds trucks as freight demand rises William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Truckload The Journal of Commerce Online

US Freight Shipments Up 3.9 Percent in December

mszakonyi — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:13 +0000

Freight volumes passed January 2005 record, grew 6.4 percent in 2011, BTS says

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor

U.S.

Analyst Says 2012 Truck Rates Could Rise 6 Percent

mszakonyi — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:42:51 +0000

John Larkin said prices could increese as much as 8 percent in coming years William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Truckload The Journal of Commerce Online

Trucking Company Indicted for Breaking Driver Rules

mszakonyi — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:49:46 +0000

Pennsylvania food hauler allegedly submitted false driver logs to FMCSA William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Regulation The Journal of Commerce Online

Federal Inspectors Shut Down Indiana Trucking Company

mszakonyi — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:31:08 +0000

U&D Services ordered out-of-service for driver, vehicle safety violations William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Regulation The Journal of Commerce Online

US Shipments Index Grows 3.6 Percent

mszakonyi — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:01:36 +0000

Cass Freight Index shows steady seasonality in month-to-month January slip

JOC Staff

The Cass Freight Index for U.S.

Trucking Suppliers Report Higher Sales, Profits

mszakonyi — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:20:33 +0000

U.S. freight demand drives investment in domestic trucking equipment William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Suppliers The Journal of Commerce Online

U.S. IMC Intermodal Yield

dpulis — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:03 +0000

Average revenue per intermodal load by intermodal marketing companies by month and monthly year-over-year percent change.

Trucking Takes to the Tracks

dpulis — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:01 +0000

Tight truck capacity and rising domestic shipping demand signals a ‘transformational year’ for intermodal

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor

There’s a new intermodal rhythm humming along the roads and rail lines connecting manufacturers and retailers with ports and plants across the United States.

U.S. Diesel Prices

dpulis — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

The Feb. 6 average U.S. diesel price rose 6/10th of a cent from the week before to $3.856 per gallon and was up 34.3 cents from the same week last year.

Cass Freight Index

dpulis — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Cass index data is derived from actual freight invoices paid on behalf of Cass's clients, which totaled more than US$17 billion in 2010 and include a wide diversity of shippers, commodities and co

Teamsters Refuse to Quit

dpulis — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

In its bid to organize harbor truckers, the union demonstrates there are more ways to attack than a pre-emptive strike

Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor

Harbor trucking executives across the U.S. celebrated an important victory last fall when the U.S.

YRC Freight Goes Long

dpulis — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

With a new name, the LTL carrier gets a new long-haul game plan

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor

YRC Worldwide is changing more than the name of its long-haul less-than-truckload subsidiary.

New Name, New Era?

dpulis — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor LTL The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Shippers Deliver ‘Pro-Trucking’ Message to Congress

mszakonyi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:08:25 +0000

NASSTRAC-led group calls for less regulation, more highway funding William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Washington The Journal of Commerce Online

ODFL Profit Rises 84 Percent, Revenue Nears $1.9 Billion

mszakonyi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:36:32 +0000

Strong core LTL business will fuel expansion into new areas in 2012 William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor LTL The Journal of Commerce Online

Transport Industry Helps Drive US Unemployment Down

mszakonyi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:49 +0000

Unemployment rate fell from 8.5 to 8.3 percent, the lowest since February Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor Economy The Journal of Commerce Online

Ryder Boosts Earnings 30 Percent, Adds Rental Capacity

mszakonyi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:53:56 +0000

Truck equipment, supply chain giant increases net profit 44 percent in 2011 William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Suppliers The Journal of Commerce Online

Maersk Sells Chassis-Leasing Subsidiary

mszakonyi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:16:16 +0000

Danish carrier joins rest of the industry in phasing out chassis operations Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor Ports/Terminals The Journal of Commerce Online

Landstar Profit Rises 35.3 Percent on ‘Strong’ Demand

mszakonyi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:29 +0000

Truckload and brokerage volume increased nearly 14 percent in fourth quarter William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Truckload The Journal of Commerce Online

Con-way 2011 Profit Soared 22-Fold to $88.4 Million

mszakonyi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:57:07 +0000

Earnings rocket to $119.8 million at LTL unit; total Con-way sales top $5 billion

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor

Trucking and logistics giant Con-way roared back from the recession last year as its net profit skyrocketed 22-fold from $4 million in 2010 to $88.4 million in 2011.

No Seal, Raw Deal

dpulis — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:39:15 +0000

Colin Barrett Commentary The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Transport Industry Drives Emission-Cutting Innovation

mszakonyi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:45:52 +0000

The freight transportation industry in California continues to develop technology that cuts diesel emissions and greenhouse gases, and harbor trucking is considering zero-emission vehicle usage.

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Bill Mongelluzzo

OOCL to Quit Providing Chassis in NY-NJ Port Region

mszakonyi — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:33:40 +0000

Follows carrier's end of chassis service at six other ports, inland locations Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor Ports/Terminals The Journal of Commerce Online

C.H. Robinson Revenue Jumps 10.4 Percent

mszakonyi — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:42:00 +0000

Broker reports 7 percent truckload volume growth through end of January William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Truckload The Journal of Commerce Online

Saia Profit Soars, Revenue Tops $1 Billion

mszakonyi — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:40:05 +0000

Higher pricing, 11 percent increase in yield boost LTL trucker William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor LTL The Journal of Commerce Online

Trucker ODFL Expands Trans-Pacific, Drayage Services

mszakonyi — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:13:37 +0000

LTL carrier adds 10 Asian ports to LCL service, drayage in Seattle William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor LTL The Journal of Commerce Online

YRC Worldwide Renames Long-Haul Carrier

mszakonyi — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:37:17 +0000

‘YRC Freight’ is new moniker for successor to Yellow, Roadway brands

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor

YRC Worldwide is rebranding its largest less-than-truckload operating subsidiary, YRC, as YRC Freight.

Customs Brokers Take Clean Truck Fee Complaints to FMC

mszakonyi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:16:45 +0000

Say they are still getting charged despite ports of LA, Long Beach ending fee Jan. 1 Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor Ports/Terminals The Journal of Commerce Online

Long-Haul Trucker YRC to Exit Next-Day Market

mszakonyi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:50:24 +0000

Network redesign concentrates on long-haul freight, reduced handling William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor LTL The Journal of Commerce Online

Eurotunnel Saw Double-Digit Growth in 2011

mszakonyi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:19:20 +0000

New services, collapse of French ferry line drove rail, truck traffic at U.K.-France tunnel Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent Rail + Intermodal The Journal of Commerce Online

ABF Freight Parent Posts $6.8 Million Profit for 2011

mszakonyi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:00:16 +0000

Stronger demand, pricing boost Arkansas Best revenue to $1.9 billion William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor LTL The Journal of Commerce Online

U.S. IMC Highway Yield

dpulis — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:05 +0000

Average revenue per highway load brokered by intermodal marketing companies by month

Mending A Broken Border

dpulis — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

More needs to be done to expedite U.S.-Mexico trade as growing volumes collide with fewer inspectors R.G. Edmonson Government + Regulation The Journal of Commerce Magazine