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Mileage Lawsuit Involving Swift Transportation May Proceed as Class Action, Judge Rules

A lawsuit in Phoenix involving truckload carrier Swift Transportation Co. and mileage calculations reignites the topic of how carriers, shippers and drivers compute distance driven and then bill for it.

November 15, 2010

Intermodal Shipments Climb as Container Imports Surge

Intermodal shipments in the third quarter of 2010 erased recession-related volume losses, climbing 20% from a year ago as container shipments of imported goods surged, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.

November 15, 2010

Intermodal Traffic Rises 11.7% for Week

Intermodal rose 11.7% last week from a year earlier, the Association of American Railroads said.

November 11, 2010

Third-Quarter Intermodal Volume Jumps 20.3%

Intermodal traffic volume rose 20.3% in the third quarter, led by a 28.1% jump in international containers, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

November 4, 2010

Expeditors’ Third-Quarter Profit Jumps

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s third-quarter profit jumped to $96.1 million, or 44 cents a share, from $57.8 million, or 27 cents, a year ago, a per-share gain of 63%.

November 2, 2010

Wabash National’s 3Q Loss Narrows

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. late Tuesday reported a third-quarter loss of $1.9 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with a loss of $66.4 million, or $2.23, a year ago.

November 2, 2010

Court Temporarily Blocks Ban on Owner-Operators at L.A. Port

A federal judge last week temporarily blocked a ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles, granting an injunction sought by American Trucking Associations.

November 1, 2010

TransForce Reports Higher 3Q Earnings

TransForce Inc., Canada's largest trucking company, said Friday its third-quarter profit rose to C$25 million as it cut costs to offset weak conditions across the industry, Bloomberg reported.

October 29, 2010

New Materials and Techniques Save Weight, Fight Corrosion

New building techniques and innovative materials are helping to make trailers, especially dry vans and reefers, lighter, more fuel efficient and better at fighting corrosion, manufacturers said.

November 1, 2010