California Unveils Sustainable Freight Plan
Pushing the freight transportation sector to adopt green technologies is the focus of a plan California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) unveiled recently.
August 2, 2016Old Dominion Freight Line Posts Weaker 2Q Earnings
Old Dominion Freight Line posted weaker earnings in the second quarter with profits falling 5% year-over-year after decreases in less-than-truckload tonnage, pounds per shipment and fuel surcharges.
July 28, 2016Freightliner Ousts General Manager of North Carolina Plant
During a tough time for the trucking industry, the Freightliner plant in Mount Holly, North Carolina, has gone through a leadership change this week.
July 20, 2016FedEx Freight Adds Pricing Option Based on Distance, Dimensions
FedEx Freight has launched a freight box service that could have a big effect on the way less-than-truckload carriers charge customers, moving toward dimension- and distance-based pricing rather than the National Motor Freight Classification system, analysts said.
July 18, 2016Analysis: Airfreight Has Tummy Trouble
Passenger air travel is booming — but in freight, growth in capacity has outpaced tepid demand. For airlines, freight companies and aircraft manufacturers that means lost revenue and wasted capital. Removing this surplus is essential but it won't be painless.
July 15, 2016Old Dominion Puts Brakes on Plan for Illinois Truck Depot
John Trapp sat in a second row seat at an Aurora City, Illinois, Council meeting quietly watching — which belied how he really felt.
July 14, 2016Freightliner Factory Worker Seriously Injured
A worker at the Freightliner plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, was seriously hurt on June 13.
July 13, 2016ShipX Rebranded as FreightorGator
An online-based freight exchange company based in Kansas City, Missouri, is changing names. ShipX is rebranding itself and now will be called FreightorGator.
June 24, 2016Controversial Proposal for $8 Billion Private Freight Rail to Bypass Congested Chicago
CHICAGO — The managing partner of Great Lakes Basin Transportation was in familiar surroundings June 15 as he promoted his idea to build a freight railroad from the LaPorte area to southeast Wisconsin, circling Chicago to serve as a bypass around that congested city.
June 20, 2016Freight Broker Report Shows Margins Still Improving
Freight brokers’ profit margins continue to improve, based on the latest report from the Transportation Intermediaries Association, which showed both year-over-year and sequential progress in the first quarter.
June 6, 2016