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Nearly 80 bus and truck drivers and as many companies may face charges or fines for drug and alcohol violations after a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration investigation.

Ryder System profit fell 66 percent in the third quarter as the company closed some logistics operations and carried less freight due to the global recession.

Truckload and intermodal operator USA Truck lost $1.6 million in the third quarter due to low volume and excess capacity in the freight market.

An advisory panel of railroads and freight shippers that meets regularly with the Surface Transportation Board is urging Congress to adopt cargo switching rules favored by shipper groups, but it bogge

Sweden’s AB Volvo reported its fourth consecutive quarterly net loss but said demand for trucks stabilized in the past three months.

Trucker appointment systems at marine terminals can be beneficial for both parties if the systems are flexible and managed objectively, according to a transportation economist.

BNSF Railway’s profit of $488 million in the recession-struck third quarter was down 29.8 percent from a year earlier, as revenue fell 26.7 percent to $3.49 billion.

More federal funding and more “reasonable” regulation are needed to speed freight across the U.S.

The settlement of a lawsuit Monday between the Port of Long Beach and the American Trucking Associations should serve to expedite the introduction of low-polluting trucks into the harbor, the port's e

Major U.S. railroads continued to load their trains last week at a pace close to recent levels, in keeping with a freight recovery that is now moving in a narrow volume range.

Swift Transportation is the latest carrier to look to its bankers for help in tough times, and get it.

People who operate airplanes, locomotives, trucks and buses would still be in violation of Department of Transportation rules against drug use if they use marijuana, despite a reported shift by federa

With an eye on the coming recovery, Old Dominion Freight Line pumped $50.2 million into infrastructure investments even as the less-than-truckload multi-regional motor carrier’s revenue fell 22

Rates charged by less-than-truckload motor carriers should remain low through the holiday season and into the first quarter of 2010, investment firm Stifel Nicolaus says.

Union Pacific Railroad generated a profit of $517 million in the third quarter, down 26 percent from a year earlier as revenue fell 25 percent to $3.47 billion.

Major infrastructure development is at a standstill in Southern California and other regions because planners are not leveraging the economic, environmental and community benefits of an efficient good

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation increased its volume in the third quarter, but revenue and income fell as pricing deteriorated.

Intermodal marketing company Hub Group reported a $9.8 million profit in the third quarter, down 42 percent from a year earlier as revenue of $389 million fell 24 percent.

Jobs at major U.S. railroads got scarcer from mid-August to mid-September than at any other point in the recession so far.

Canadian National Railway is ordering 70 new high-horsepower locomotives, splitting them evenly between suppliers GE Transportation and Electro-Motive Diesel.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a case that should clarify what laws apply when international shipments are damaged in transit within the United States.

Refrigerated trucking operator Marten Transport earned 43 percent less in the third quarter compared with a year ago as the truckload market became unusually harsh due to lower volume, excess capacity

ABF Freight suffered an operating loss of $14 million in the third quarter, which was an improvement on the loss of $25 million in the second quarter.

Canadian National Railway’s net income slid 16.5 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier to $439 million, on an 18 percent drop in revenue to $1.758 billion.

Through cost cutting and a pair of key acquisitions, non-asset based third party logistics company C.H.

A driver pre-employment screening program offered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration fulfills a long-sought goal of the American Trucking Associations.

Dramatically lower freight rates bit deeply into revenue and profit for trucking and intermodal giant J. B. Hunt Transport Services.

The Federal Railroad Administration issued a “preliminary national rail plan” as required under a 2008 law to give some structure to developing passenger train service alongside the freigh

Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises earned a profit of $18.99 million on revenue of $429.3 million in the third quarter.

Overcapacity and depressed truckload rates put a dent in revenue and profit at Heartland Express during the third quarter, but the company continued an extensive overhaul of its tractor fleet as it po

The retail price of diesel jumped an average of 10.5 cents to $2.705 per gallon last week, in the largest increase since a 14.6-cent surge in the week ending June 8, according to the U.S.

The Port of Long Beach and the American Trucking Associations settled a trucking industry lawsuit against the concession requirement in the port’s clean-truck program, the port announced Monday,

Canadian National Railway said its trains blocked roadway crossings eight times during September when trains stopped for 10 minutes or more along the suburban Chicago rail line it recently acquired.

The world’s largest truck manufacturer is guardedly optimistic that sales in North America and Europe have hit bottom and will improve this year as the economy picks up and demand for trucking service

Heavy truck sales in North America increased for the fourth straight month in September, reaching 10,817 units, largely driven by new emissions standards, according to FTR Associates.

Hallmark Cards once used the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports for virtually all its imports into the United States.

One of the last areas of the freight sector to recover from severe recession may be the rail equipment market. With an estimated 500,000 railcars or more parked across the U.S.

For the second time, YRC Worldwide employees in Teamsters Local 710 in Chicago rejected wage and benefit cuts proposed by the company and union, a dissident labor group reports.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen on Thursday placed National President Edward Rodzwicz on a leave of absence pending outcome of the charges levied against him by the U.S.

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission Thursday agreed to extend its contract with the Gephardt Group lobbying firm to promote legislation in Washington that is favorable to the port's clean-truck program.