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GovernmentEquipmentLogistics

Kentucky Awards $5.7M to Boost Multimodal Riverport Freight

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced $5.7 million in state grants awarded to 15 public riverport projects to increase multimodal freight handling.

July 29, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

How Shippers and Warehouse Operators Manage Turbulence

Amid shifting trade patterns and unsettled tariffs, shippers are examining their networks and contemplating how and where they source core products.

July 27, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

FMCSA Nominee Barrs Touts Workforce, Supply Chain

Derek Barrs, a former Florida Highway Patrol chief with more than three decades in public safety, is recognized as an authority on commercial vehicle safety.

July 17, 2025
BusinessTechnology

How Command Centers Reshape Freight Visibility

Program Aired: July 17, 2 p.m. ET Ann Marie Jonkman, vice president of global industry strategies for Blue Yonder, joins TT's Seth Clevenger for a special one-on-one conversation to discuss how she guides transportation companies through digital transformations and how you can lead your business through supply chain uncertainty. 

July 17, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Duffy Extends Marine Highway 848 Miles, Spurs River Economies

Kentucky’s barge business will benefit since three of its rivers now rank among four new marine highways designated by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

July 14, 2025
GovernmentSafetyLogistics

Supply Chain Safeguards Would Receive Boost in DHS Bill

House funding leaders on June 24 approved a fiscal 2026 spending plan for homeland security programs meant to boost supply chain safety initiatives.

June 26, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafetyFuelLogisticsGlobal Freight

Ship Carrying EVs Abandoned in Pacific After Catching Fire

A ship carrying more than 3,000 cars to Mexico was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire June 3, highlighting a growing risk to the transportation of electric vehicles.

June 4, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelLogistics

Mercedes, BMW, Others Step Up Response to China Export Curbs

Automakers in the U.S. and Europe raised concerns about China’s export controls on rare earth metals, as Beijing’s move threatens to disrupt global car production.

June 4, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

International Trade: US, China Pause Tariffs for 90 Days

The U.S. agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods by 115 percentage points to 30%, while China agreed to lower its rate on U.S. goods by the same amount to 10%.   

May 14, 2025
BusinessLogistics

New York Lands $1.2B Venture From Yogurt Producer Chobani

Greek yogurt giant Chobani will build a 1.4 million-square-foot facility in Oneida County to make 1 billion pounds of dairy products annually, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.

May 7, 2025