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Norfolk Southern this week promoted one employee and said it will furlough at least 100 others.

Caterpillar said Jan. 30 it will lay off 2,110 workers in addition to the 20,000 employee terminatio

Truck manufacturer Paccar took a solid hit from reduced gross margins, lower build rates and tempora

Intermodal marketer and truck broker Hub Group saw its profit shrink 21 percent in the fourth quarte

Old Dominion Freight Line earned 30 percent less in the fourth quarter than a year ago as the recess

Does it take a trucker to keep the trains running on time? They think so in New Jersey, where NJ Tra

J. B. Hunt Transport Services earned slightly less in the fourth quarter than a year ago as softer d

Averitt Express is taking a pass on a general rate increase in 2009, another sign that demand for tr

YRC Worldwide lost $244 million in the fourth quarter as impairment charges, network integration iss

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads dwindled further in the third week of 2009, the Association of Ame

Truckload carrier USA Truck eked out a $600,000 profit in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to a l

Landstar earned 15 percent less in the fourth quarter than a year ago. Net income of $24.6 million o

Arkansas Best Corporation, parent of LTL carrier ABF Freight System, lost $11 million in the fourth

Knight Transportation's net income increased 16.8 percent to $16.1 million in the fourth quarter on

As volumes fall for Norfolk Southern, the railroad is seeking new markets via improved service in ce

Norfolk Southern Corp. today reported a better-than-expected quarterly net profit, as strong pricing

Truckload carrier Marten Transport increased profits 96.4 percent in the fourth quarter to $5.8 mill

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Jan. 26 revised its outlook on Ryder System to negative fr

An organization representing large trucking corporations offered recommendations for environmental s

Canadian Pacific earnings suffered from more than a bad economy in the fourth quarter. A tough compa

A train operated by D B Schenker derailed with a cargo of kerosene and diesel on a bridge in central

The national average price for a gallon of diesel fell another 2.8 cents this week to $2.268, accord

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Short lines may soon see federal grant money flow under a

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.While staving off the worst impact of the country's econo

A new low-emission locomotive that will help improve air quality in the Vancouver and Lower Fraser V

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Con-way Freight completed an operations merger in its Mid

Freight volume hauled by the nation's largest trucking companies in December fell to its lowest poin

Caterpillar profits sank 32 percent in the fourth quarter due to higher operating costs, especially

Details of the waiver conditions YRC Worldwide obtained from its bank lenders Jan. 16 reveal that th

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.The overcapacity that grips the trucking industry is hitt

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.The companies buying the materials that are the lifeblood

Con-way lost $43 million in the fourth quarter as a result of an unprecedented drop in domestic frei

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Production cuts by some top paper and cardboard companies

Pricing and fuel surcharges as well as a favorable currency conversion rate helped Canadian National

WASHINGTON -- A Federal Maritime Commission administrative judge has ruled that petitioners in the L

Truckload carrier Heartland Express, in the midst of a tractor and trailer upgrade that began in the

Werner Enterprises posted a 20 percent increase in profits in the fourth quarter despite a 7 percent

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles on Feb. 18 will begin collecting a $35

Refrigerated trucking company Frozen Food Express Industries on Jan. 21 named Ronald J. Knutson chie

BNSF Railway enjoyed a 19 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit to $615 million, but amid a sharp dr