Long Beach Port Completes $93 Million Rail Project
The Port of Long Beach earlier this month said it completed a $93 million rail project that will shift more ocean cargo directly to freight trains and reduce truck traffic as well as emissions.
September 18, 2015Rail Trade Group Changes Name, Strategy
The Consumers United for Rail Equity trade group, which has been lobbying for changes in rail pricing and service for more than three decades, has been renamed the Freight Rail Customer Alliance in an effort to broaden its membership and focus.
September 14, 2015XPO to Purchase Con-way
XPO Logistics Inc. last week agreed to buy Con-way Inc. for $3 billion — the highest price ever paid for a U.S. trucking company — to broaden its service offerings and leap into the less-than-truckload market.
September 14, 2015Truck Drivers Deliver Insight About Life Behind the Wheel
GREENCASTLE, Pa. — If tempted to stereotype truckers, visit a truck stop and you’ll quickly appreciate that drivers are individuals with plenty of insight on a wide range of topics: food, car drivers, law enforcement and much more.
September 14, 2015Strangers to Trucking Find New Home at TravelCenters
GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Kathy Frady, store manager at the TravelCenters of America, leans forward toward a visitor across from her cluttered desk, smiles and explains how she got into trucking — by accident.
September 14, 2015Fleet Failures Plunge 90%
Trucking failures fell by nearly 90% in the second quarter compared with a year earlier and also dipped slightly from the first quarter of 2015 as favorable rates and fuel prices as well as other trends buoyed fleets’ financial results, a new report finds.
September 7, 2015California Ports Users Question New Appointment System
Truckers and shippers welcomed the concept — but worried about the implementation — of a new appointment system for in-terminal container pickups at 10 terminals in the largest U.S. port complex.
September 7, 2015Fleets Still Rely on Higher Pay to Retain, Attract TL Drivers
The amount of truckload driver pay increases continued to move upward this summer, as fleets seeking to keep or attract operators more than doubled wage increases over the second quarter of last year.
August 31, 2015FedEx Moves Bid Forward, Makes Offer for TNT Shares
FedEx Corp. last week took the next step in its planned $4.9 billion acquisition of Dutch package and freight company TNT N.V. by launching a tender offer for its shares.
August 31, 2015Pension Fund Targets Fall for Disclosing Benefit Cuts
The troubled Central States Pension Fund, which includes about 200,000 retired members of the Teamsters union, now is targeting “early fall” to disclose how much benefits will be reduced under the requirements of a 2014 law.
August 31, 2015