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In the news this morning: Heavy snow brings Buffalo to a standstill; Delivery service CD&L ekes out mild 3Q gain; NHSTA may probe Goodyear tires; and more to come.

The Department of Transportation Tuesday announced the first expansion of air routes into China in five years, with six direct routes going to United Parcel Service.

This afternoon's headlines: NHTSA formally opens Goodyear probe; Calif. officially tightens diesel emissions standards; Montreal port truckers end strike; and more.

Nobody walks away from money without a struggle. In the temperature-controlled industry with its thin margins, we scramble for fractions of a penny per mile.

In an effort to get more options for their customers, the nation’s freight brokers — in conjunction with the railroads — are trying to cajole non-traditional rail shippers into using intermodal transportation.

PNV will not meet its capital needs beyond February without additional financing, the company stated in a quarterly report filed last week.

For the first time, members of the Intermodal Association of North America met last week in joint session with the National Industrial Transportation League and the Transportation Intermediaries Association.

Parents of a teenage driver killed when his car went under the side of a semitrailer were awarded $400,000 by a Texas jury, which found the manufacturer negligent for not having side underride guards on its trailer.

In the news this morning: Colder winter predictions raise crude oil prices; 12 states push for Calif.-type engine standards; diesel engine maker Cummins may cut more jobs; and more.