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Modest, sustained, and earlier-than-usual rate increases this spring in the spot market should be a canary in the coal mine for shippers with longer term contracts.

Knowledge is power in contract talks, shippers at the NASSTRAC conference say.

Knight-Swift merger, Schneider public offering, seen triggering more truckload acquisitions, consolidation, and soon.

China-Europe containerized rail has evolved from a niche option with infrequent service and a small network to one attracting suppliers and second-tier companies with more and faster services to a wider array of destinations.

Forward Air has expanded its US Midwest-focused drayage footprint to the Southeast.

The fire at MRS Logistica’s Station of Light caused severe damage to several buildings and disrupted services to the busiest container port in Brazil.

The $6 billion deal announced Monday will establish Knight-Swift Transportation as the largest truckload operator in the United States.

Shippers, it is clear, want greater visibility into their supply chains.

Logistics providers will need to "roll up their sleeves" as Uber Freight rolls into brokerage, speakers tell TIA conference.

City officials move forward with a concession agreement that port businesses oppose.

The technology choices facing US trucking firms and shippers that must comply with the upcoming electronic logging mandate are multiplying.

Converting cargo from road to rail, aimed at easing chronic congestion at Chennai Port, continues to be a struggle.

New service aims to smooth cross-border hurdles for shippers and provide greater supply chain visibility.

Alliance between US and Canadian trucking operators comes as both parties expand.

The lower level of increase makes it less likely that shippers will move volumes to Russian rail operators.

Auto demand may be 'leveling off,' but Teamsters win wage increases in five-year carhauler deal.

A Mexican government report alleging a lack of competition among the country’s top three rail operators may be the first test of a new railroad regulatory agency created last year.

The largest US trucking companies now are owned by large logistics operators looking to provide end-to-end services for shippers.

Regional shippers can pay considerably less than having their goods trucked to the rail hub of Chicago.

The acquisition, announced Tuesday, must still pass muster with regulators in the United States and Mexico.

QualifiedCarriers.com data show more smaller trucking firms entering market as big carriers cut capacity.

Road from Southeast Asia to China and rail on to Poland — another service option as the overland route between Asia and Europe grows in popularity.

An infusion of capital from a stock offering would help Schneider expand services, update equipment, and acquire companies.

China-Europe rail is appearing as a regular service offered by forwarders as BCOs begin including the overland route in their requests for quotations.

The IPO comes three years after the Stobart Group took Eddie Stobart private to pay down debts.

The future of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability or CSA program increasingly is in doubt.

Russian antitrust authorities raided offices and seized documents Wednesday.

FedEx Freight's latest quarterly earnings show LTL rates rising in the early months of 2017.

Shippers spent more on dedicated trucking and last-mile deliveries last year, benefiting top tier carriers. Will industrial and consumer freight follow in 2017?

Cass truckload and intermodal data reflect importance of fuel in pricing and rising demand.

A new generation of leadership at US Xpress Enterprises plots a route through disruption, change to come.

A "technical error" could cut $112 million from federal funding for truck safety enforcement programs, raising the risk of high-cost accidents.

Drivers at XPO's terminal in Trenton request a union election as the company battles the union on more than one front.

India wants to switch from a point-to-point transportation system to a hub-and-spoke model.

It’s unclear whether the private sector has what it takes to make sensitive matchback solutions sustainable.

Shippers are likely to see LTL rates and fuel surcharges rise in 2017.

The largest US truckload carriers made the best of a bad year in 2016.

Although ports may reopen Wednesday, in parts of the US Northeast, over-the-road freight transport remains frozen.

Adding density by merging separate refrigerated subsidiaries gave Roadrunner market leverage.

The port of Antwerp has gained a new rail service to Germany.