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Trucking News | Journal of Commerce Home chevron_right surface chevron_right trucking news Trucking News The Journal of Commerce’s trucking news and analysis encompasses full truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), private fleet trucking, refrigerated trucking, regulation, drayage, and transloading. Reporting centers on pricing, volume demand, capacity, labor, regulation, and service levels in US and Canadian trucking networks. Subsections LTL Truck brokers Trucking labor Truckload Flatbed The latest Trucking News & Analysis Autos, data centers boosting US Midwest freight: U.S. Bank William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking | The Midwest outperformed other US regions in the latest U.S. Bank Freight Index, with freight volumes up 9.5% year over year and shipper spending jumping 26.7%. Surface Trucking News Truckload Rising fuel costs forcing US truck shippers to shift freight William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking | The long-term prospect for diesel costs and fuel surcharges is pushing US truck shippers to rethink how they move freight, and even to redesign networks. Surface Trucking News Rail News Intermodal providers Shipping pallet, packaging sectors wade through ‘uncertainty’ in US freight demand Dan Ronan, Special Correspondent | Executives say the jump in trucking rates is being driven less by increased volumes and more by higher operating costs and tightening capacity, creating a more fragile recovery. Surface Trucking News Truckload Flatbed Middle East fuel shock exacerbates rising US ag export costs Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Trans-Pacific | Bunker fuel surcharges and surging diesel prices linked to the war in the Middle East come on top of higher tariff costs that have hurt the competitiveness of US agricultural products abroad. Surface Maritime Port News Trucking News Rail News Container lines North American ports Marine terminals Container Shipping News Demise of ‘Pool of Pools’ marks new chassis era in Southern California Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Trans-Pacific | TRAC Intermodal’s exit from the massive chassis cooperative on June 1, just one year after Flexi-Van’s departure, reflects the shift from a primarily pool-owned and operated chassis market to one that is trucker-owned or leased. Surface Maritime Port News Trucking News Container lines North American ports Marine terminals US LTL pricing rising ahead of industrial demand: XPO William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking | XPO and other LTL carriers say contract rates are rising by mid-single digits even though industrial demand remains soft, albeit with some bullish indicators apparent. Surface Trucking News LTL ODFL sees signs of growing LTL demand in sequential volume gain William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking | The company is one of several LTL carriers reporting growing volumes, although its daily shipments are still down year over year. Surface Trucking News LTL STG clears final obstacle to exit bankruptcy as lender dispute ends Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail | STG’s deal with a group of lenders who filed a lawsuit in New York last year clears the way for it to emerge from bankruptcy as the company has benefited from the rebound in intermodal demand. Surface Port News Trucking News Rail News Drayage LTL Truckload Intermodal providers Knight-Swift making safety-related cuts to brokerage fleet William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking | The truckload provider slashed its logistics division’s third-party carrier pool by 30% in the first quarter amid growing attention to truck safety nationwide and a federal crackdown on truck driver licensing. Trucking News Transport, Trade and Regulation News LTL Truckload Truck brokers US truckload rate hikes to grow more aggressive: Knight-Swift Dan Ronan, Special Correspondent | A “clean-up effort” against unsafe and illegal trucking firms is cutting enough capacity to spur even bigger rate hikes, the company’s CEO says. Surface Trucking News LTL Truck brokers NY-NJ updating port tariff to combat rising backlog of empty boxes Michael Angell, Senior Editor, East Coast Ports | The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is revising the excess empty container fee in place since 2023 as off-dock depots become the focal point of trucker ire. Maritime Port News Trucking News Surface Container lines North American ports Marine terminals Container Shipping News Freight returning to US LTL market as pricing, fuel costs climb higher William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking | The less-than-truckload market is stabilizing, with opportunities for higher prices and profits in the second quarter, but the long-term outlook is still clouded by tariffs and geopolitical conflict. Surface Trucking News LTL Truckload Truck brokers Tailwinds for US intermodal volume growth strengthening: analyst Larry Gross, Journal of Commerce contributor | Domestic intermodal boosters have been waiting for three years for the competitive environment to improve, and perhaps that time has arrived, writes intermodal analyst Larry Gross. Surface Truckload North-American rail Intermodal providers Strong March volumes give intermodal its first real stress test in years Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail | Demand returned sharply last month as shippers, facing surging truckload rates, looked to intermodal for lower-cost capacity alternatives. Surface Trucking News Rail News Truckload Truck brokers North-American rail Intermodal providers Freight downturn ending as truckload capacity tightens: J.B. Hunt Dan Ronan, Special Correspondent | Shippers are no longer clinging to the hope that rate increases were a temporary winter phenomenon due to snowstorms and frigid weather, the company said, noting that a fundamental reset of the market is afoot. Trucking News Surface Truckload Truck brokers Surging fuel prices drive protesting European truckers into the streets Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe | Transport unions have mobilized members in Ireland, the UK, France, Germany and Italy with the average price of diesel in the EU up 33% since the start of the war in the Middle East. Surface Trucking News Transport, Trade and Regulation News Broad increase in US truck pricing seen gaining steam Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail and William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking | Several leading indexes and data sources show trucking rates rising across modes, including truckload and LTL, driven by fuel costs and tighter capacity. Surface Trucking News LTL Truckload FedEx Freight plans diversification as spin-off date approaches Journal of Commerce and William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking | The largest US LTL carrier looks to add new business in the healthcare, food and energy sectors and among small businesses to grow volume and improve profitability. Trucking News Surface LTL California truckload rates rise as fuel spikes, capacity cuts tighten market Dan Ronan, Special Correspondent and Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail | The state was largely insulated from the volatility seen in the Midwest and Northeast over the winter because it did not face the same prolonged cold and snowstorms. Surface Trucking News Truckload Jump in diesel prices alone not enough to boost intermodal fortunes: analyst Ted Prince, Journal of Commerce contributor | While the price of fuel has historically served as a tailwind for modal conversion, in and of itself, it is insufficient to guarantee success, writes Ted Prince. Surface Truckload North-American rail International rail Diesel shock puts floor under trucking rates as demand shows some life Dan Ronan, Special Correspondent | The American Trucking Associations’ February truck tonnage report showed a 2.6% month-over-month increase, making it the largest sequential gain in three years. Surface Trucking News Truckload War hands railroads the ‘gift’ of higher diesel prices Paul Tonsager, Journal of Commerce contributor | The Iran-driven fuel spike has created the widest intermodal cost advantage in years, but capturing it — and keeping it — requires something railroads have rarely practiced: orchestrated intermodal, writes Paul Tonsager. Surface Truckload North-American rail International rail UP adjusts intermodal pricing to win back volume as truckload rates climb Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor | Union Pacific for the second time in five weeks is resetting freight-all-kinds rates on key lanes for rail-owned boxes used by intermodal marketing companies. Surface Trucking News Rail News Truckload North-American rail International rail FedEx Freight battles weak US industrial sector ahead of spinoff Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail | The latest quarterly results show that FedEx’s less-than-truckload division is struggling with lackluster industrial demand, but a change in strategy after a planned June spinoff could provide different results. Surface Trucking News LTL House committee advances bill targeting non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses Dan Ronan, Special Correspondent | Delilah’s Law, a major crackdown on immigrants in the trucking industry, was passed 35 to 26 by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and now heads to a floor vote. Surface Trucking News Trucking labor Capacity cuts, fuel shocks provide openings for trucking and rail Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail | Changing market dynamics offer an opportunity for motor carriers to raise rates, but also for intermodal providers to win business from cost-conscious shippers looking to shift modes. Truckload Trucking News Rail News Canada’s ‘Driver Inc.’ crackdown could push trucking rates higher Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail | Long-sought regulatory reforms within the Canadian trucking industry could tighten capacity and cause cross-border rates to rise. Surface Trucking News Truckload Truck brokers As war rages, multimodal demand surges on Asia-Europe landbridge Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe | Truck-air solutions are also taking off with rising