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DALLAS — The costs of lost productivity and higher driver wages resulting from new federal hours-of-service rules for drivers were lower than truckload carriers originally anticipated, fleet officials and American Trucking Associations said.

Ohio’s Supreme Court ruled 7-0 June 23 against the state tax commissioner’s attempt to levy a trucking company on temperature control units installed in refrigerated trailers by saying they were personal property.

Union Pacific Corp., the largest U.S. railroad by sales, said it would turn away cargo and cut the number of trains it operates in an effort to reduce congestion, Bloomberg News reported.

A strike by independent truckers at the Port of Miami-Dade, now in its second week, has brought trade to a standstill and has the local trade community scrambling for relief, the Miami Herald reported Thursday.

At midyear, less-than-truckload carriers were enjoying a strong demand for their services as the economy continued to expand — with growth coming from freight-generating manufacturers and not just service providers.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he intermodal freight sector has been growing by leaps and bounds, and has already exceeded coal as the top revenue generator for the U.S. railroad industry.

Yellow Says 2Q Earnings to Exceed Previous Guidance • Price of Crude Oil Hits a Five-Week High in N.Y. • Freightliner Spokesman Says Company May Add Workers • Jobless Claims Fall to 310,000 Last Week • And more...

Republican Senate and House leaders traded criticisms last week as lawmakers continued to struggle over a six-year spending bill to determine much of what happens to America’s roads, ports and transit systems.

Union employees at Freightliner LLC's truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore., voted Tuesday to accept three-year labor contracts, news services reported.

The average retail price for diesel fuel rose 1.5 cents to $1.716 per gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday, the first weekly increase since May 17.