Continuing a trend that started in 2017, higher rates from customers in a strong freight market produced record profits for P.A.M. Transportation Services in the first quarter of 2019.

Kansas City Southern, the smallest of the Class 1 railroads in North America, on April 17 reported first-quarter financial results that beat Wall Street’s expectations.

CSX reported record first-quarter financial results April 16, thanks in part to the Jacksonville, Fla.-based railroad’s increases in freight delivery and lower operating costs.

Officials in the transportation industry warned that if President Donald Trump follows through on the threat of tariffs on imported truck and automobile parts, the effects could be devastating for jobs in the United States.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported on April 15 a year-over-year bump of 7% in first-quarter revenue to $2.09 billion compared with $1.95 billion for the same period in 2018.

The bustling activity at America’s seaports added $5.4 trillion to the economy in 2018 by way of revenue to businesses, personal income and economic output by exporters and importers.

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on April 4 dismissed the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s class-action lawsuit claiming the state lets the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission collect “excessive” tolls, hampering interstate commerce.

The looming adoption of a mandate that will require maritime vessels to burn cleaner fuel is projected to put upward pressure on diesel prices next year, but transportation experts are more concerned about how the change will affect the supply of diesel fuel for trucks.

President Donald Trump on April 4 said he will delay closing the U.S.-Mexico border for one year, just days after it was announced he would seal the southern border as early as this week.

Ryan Meppelink, a 20-year-old student from Zeeland, Mich., has been fascinated with all things mechanical since he was 14.