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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

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Watch: How Technology Is Redefining Brokerage Operations

Automation, artificial intelligence and data science are transforming freight brokerage operations, increasing productivity and altering everything from how brokers price freight to how they make decisions.

July 30, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Roadrunner Adds 100+ Lanes, Continues LTL Network Expansion

Roadrunner’s latest lanes add over 21,000 new miles of coverage across the U.S. and Canada and establish Kansas City as a major new hub, the company said July 24.

July 30, 2025
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
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

UPS Reports Decline in Earnings, Revenue in Q2

UPS' revenue and earnings declined amid an uncertain and complex trade environment during the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 29.

July 29, 2025
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

TFI Q2 Profit, Revenue Fall Double Digits as Tariffs Bite

“We’re most affected by the [tariff] instability in our industrial truckload base in the U.S.,†TFI CEO Alain Bédard said during a July 28 conference call with investors.

July 29, 2025
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

Heartland Express Q2 Loss Triples as Revenue Dives 30.7%

Heartland Express' losses tripled year over year in Q2 of 2025 as revenue slumped at the truckload carrier, which continued to struggle to turn a profit at divisions acquired in recent years.

July 29, 2025
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Waymo Plans to Dispatch Robotaxis in Dallas Next Year

Dallas will become the second major Texas city with Waymo’s robotaxis, following the company’s move into Austin earlier this year as part of a partnership with Uber.

July 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

UPS Withholds Outlook on Market Upheaval After Mixed Quarter

UPS has struggled to get a handle on volatility in the market, underscoring the challenges for the courier’s effort to reconfigure its network and revitalize its business.

July 29, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Union Pacific to Buy Norfolk Southern in $85 Billion Deal

Union Pacific agreed to acquire Norfolk Southern, forming a transcontinental rail behemoth in what stands to be the industry’s largest deal ever.

July 29, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

DAT Buys Convoy Platform From Flexport

DAT Freight & Analytics is acquiring Convoy Platform from Flexport for an undisclosed sum, a little under 18 months after the seller launched the freight-matching platform.

July 28, 2025