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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.
 

BusinessLogistics

Update: ATA Reports Tonnage Turnaround With 1.5% Rise

The trucking industry experienced its first increase in tonnage this year in May, American Trucking Associations reported June 18. 

June 28, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Largest US Ports Report Volume Declines For May

U.S. ports posted a mixed bag of results for May, with certain facilities seeing volume gains while some of the nation’s largest saw container traffic decline.

June 27, 2024
GovernmentSafetyLogistics

Hill Democrats Urge Action on Rail Safety Legislation

Congressional Democrats on the transportation committees are pressing for approval of rail safety legislation after an investigation of a high-profile freight train derailment in Ohio.

June 27, 2024
BusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Amazon Plans Discount Web Store to Counter Upstarts

Amazon.com Inc. plans to launch an online storefront for low-priced apparel and home goods, the company’s biggest move to date to counter the rise of discount upstarts like Temu and Shein.

June 26, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

NTSB Chair Says Norfolk Southern Botched Vent-and-Burn Call

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Norfolk Southern tried to interfere with the agency’s investigation into the East Palestine derailment.

June 26, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Industries Fearing a Port Strike Urge Biden to Revive Talks

Dozens of U.S. industry associations urged the White House to help restart talks between East and Gulf coast dockworkers and port operators, saying a strike is the last thing the economy needs.

June 26, 2024
BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

FedEx’s Strong Profit Forecast Drives Stock Surge

FedEx Corp. forecast profit above Wall Street’s expectations and said it would buy back $2.5 billion of its stock over the next year.

June 26, 2024
BusinessLogistics

What Is a Bill of Lading (BOL)?

Learn what a Bill of Lading (BOL) is, its role in freight documentation, and why it's crucial for shipping and logistics. Watch the video now.

June 25, 2024
GovernmentSafetyLogistics

Conn. Project to Revamp Congested Interchange Gains Traction

The second phase of a $500 million reconfiguration of interstates 91 and 691 in Connecticut commenced on a congested freight route two hours from Boston and New York.

June 25, 2024
BusinessLogisticsTCA

Texas Logistics Company Ceases Operations

Humble, Texas-based U.S. Logistics Solutions told 2,000 employees that the company was ceasing operations and they would not receive paychecks.

June 25, 2024