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Freight brokers and logistics providers, who met earlier this month in San Antonio, provided more evidence of the bleak condition of the freight transportation business and also moved to gather data on the size of their segment of the industry.

Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s first-quarter profit dipped slightly to $85.4 million, or 50 cents a share, from $86.3 million, or 50 cents, a year ago.

A federal judge ruled that Norfolk Southern Corp. can continue operating an ethanol-transfer station in Alexandria, Va., overruling a local ordinance, Bloomberg reported.

President Obama last week nominated Victor Mendez, former head of the Arizona Department of Transportation, to lead the Federal Highway Administration and Charles Hurley, a longtime safety advocate, to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Freight brokers and logistics providers saw profit margins decrease 5% in 2008 compared to the previous year due to volatile market conditions, a survey by transportation technology company TransCore shows.

Less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight will take over the final leg of express shipments from Europe under a new partnership with Dutch transportation and logistics firm TNT.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — China International Marine Containers introduced the first trailer it is marketing in the United States under its own name, a refrigerated unit it said contains a proprietary insulation system that will eliminate the 3% to 7% in condensation weight that typical reefers build up in a year.

Rising oil prices and growing distillate demand pushed the U.S. national diesel average 7.3 cents higher to $2.09 last week, the first increase in more than two months, the Department of Energy reported.

A House bill would freeze the truck size and weight limits of 53 feet for trailers and 80,000 pounds for the entire national highway system.