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Harbor commissioners at the Port of Los Angeles late last week approved a proposal that will allow drayage operators — who were provided millions of dollars for the purchase of newer, cleaner trucks — to cut in half a requirement that they make a minimum of 300 annual trips to the port.

Shoe and clothing manufacturers are fuming at a decision that preserves less-than-truckload carriers’ freedom to raise shipping rates for shoes by up to 50% and could quadruple prices to ship clothing.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce elected John Ruan III, chairman and chief executive officer of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, as vice chairman of its board of directors, the group announced June 9.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the Obama administration is spending money on freight rail projects to bolster its push for high-speed intercity passenger rail.

A pair of U.S. senators introduced legislation last week aimed at curbing fraud by unscrupulous freight brokers.

Schneider National Inc., the nation’s largest privately held truckload carrier, said that it plans to hire 2,000 more drivers this year — one of the most aggressive hiring drives in its 75-year history and an expansion that by itself would place the company among the 100 largest for-hire trucking fleets.

FedEx Corp. reported a profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, rebounding from a loss a year ago, as a recovering global economy boosted international express shipments.

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks topped weak year-over-year comparisons for the fifth straight month in May, this time by 13.5%, WardsAuto.com reported.

Medium-duty engines over the past decade have gotten a lot smarter, thanks to the advanced electronics developed first in heavy-duty engines.

The average price paid for U.S. retail diesel fuel dipped 1.8 cents to $2.928 a gallon last week, its fifth straight weekly drop that has lowered the price by 19.9 cents a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.