Filed in LTL

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Freight transportation and logistics services provider Vitran Corporation Inc. said it has sold selected assets of Frontier Transport Corporation, its owner-operator truckload operation, to Indianapolis-based Online Transport.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary of UPS said this week it has improved transit times between U.S. cities and Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

A confluence of positive economic events is causing trucking industry officials and economists to predict tighter trucking capacity perhaps as soon as the second quarter of 2011, experts are saying. The effects will be most noticeable in the $290 billion truckload sector, which has more severe capacity restraints on drivers and equipment than the $26.5 billion LTL sector, which still has overcapacity stemming from the last recession.

Monday, November 08, 2010

Following the lead of its industry brethren, less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) said it is increasing its base rates by roughly 4.9 percent, effective November 15.

Friday, November 05, 2010

Despite recording a quarterly loss, less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider YRC Worldwide (YRCW) made some inroads in revenues and tonnage on both an annual and sequential basis for the third quarter.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Coming on the heels of the ratified labor agreement by Teamsters employees at less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider YRC Worldwide (YRCW), LTL player ABF Freight Systems announced it is taking legal action against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and various YRCW subsidiaries, as well as other entities.

Monday, November 01, 2010

Less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW) took a significant step forward in its recovery plan, announcing that more than 60 percent of its roughly 40,000 Teamsters members voted to ratify a modified labor agreement.

Monday, October 18, 2010

YRCW expects third quarter positive adjusted EBITDA with a range of $42 million to $46 million, and for the second and third quarters YRCW expects cumulative adjusted EBITDA within a range of $82 million-to-$86 million, topping the $50 million covenant level required as part of its credit agreement.

Friday, October 01, 2010

Soon after less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation service providers YRC Worldwide and ABF Freight System announced matching 5.9 percent general rate increases, FedEx Freight said this week it is upping its GRI a bit higher at 6.9 percent, effective November 1.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Following news earlier this week that less-than-truckload transportation services provider YRC Worldwide (YRCW) won another round of concessions from the Teamsters Union, the company announced on September 29 that its board of directors has approved a tentative agreement with the Teamsters.