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The truckload industry continued to struggle in the second quarter and earnings are expected to be down year-over-year for most carriers, based on forecasts from industry analysts and interviews with several fleets.

The business of delivering goods purchased online that are too large or too heavy for parcel carriers just got a little more crowded, as truckload carrier Werner Enterprises joins the pursuit with the launch of Werner Final Mile.

The need for a pavement study and intersection analysis kept a proposed trucking facility in Palmer Township, Pa., from gaining planning board approval.

WASHINGTON — Raising the federal tax on fuel and indexing it to inflation would be the most ideal approach for restoring long-term funding for big-ticket infrastructure maintenance programs, Werner Enterprises Inc. CEO Derek Leathers told a Senate panel on April 4. 

Werner Enterprises Inc. continued a difficult quarter for truckload companies, suffering a 40% drop in profits to close out this past year but still beating the lackluster forecast of analysts.

Werner Enterprises Inc. finished a project to improve and expand the truckload company’s Laredo, Texas, terminal, the company announced Dec. 14.

Werner Enterprises Inc. said difficult rate negotiations, lower spot-market prices and other factors in a sluggish freight market would reduce its second-quarter earnings to a range of 21 cents to 25 cents per share, which is below the average estimate of 40 cents per share based on Bloomberg’s analyst survey.

Werner Enterprises Inc. said Clarence L. Werner, the company’s founder and first driver, has stepped down from his CEO position, which is being taken by Derek Leathers, the company’s president.