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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.
 

BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Alvys Raises $40 Million to Expand AI Freight Software

Investors poured $40 million into Alvys’ Series B round, betting on the artificial intelligence-powered transportation management system to become logistics’ next operating system.

October 1, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Amazon Launches Price-Conscious Grocery Brand

Called Amazon Grocery, the new offering includes dairy, fresh produce and meat, the company said Oct. 1. The new brand will be available online and at Amazon Fresh stores.

October 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

What DOT’s Shutdown Plan Means for Trucking

The department’s plan, released Sept. 30, shows that highway and trucking agencies are among the least affected in a lapse of annual appropriations.

October 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Intel Reaffirms Ohio Chip Plant Despite Long Delay

The project, dubbed Ohio One, ā€œremains an important part of our long-term plans to expand leading-edge manufacturing on U.S. soil,ā€ Intel said in a statement.

September 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

House Committee Approves Ocean Shipping Bill

The legislation, which builds on programs in the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, specifically targets certain operations that have been determined to be linked to Chinese firms.

September 30, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

TCI Acquires Kansas’ Success NationaLease

The No. 84-ranked company on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of for-hire carriers, TCI Transportation will have a combined 1,900 employees once the transaction is complete.Ā 

September 30, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomous

DoorDash Unveils Delivery Robot in Hardware Debut

DoorDash also debuted a smart scale to help restaurants weigh orders before they are handed to couriers to reduce missing-item claims.

September 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Panama Canal Offers Shippers More Flexible Booking System

The increased flexibility comes as the canal is currently benefiting from higher-than-average water levels.

September 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump to Keep Tariff Probes Running Through Shutdown

By claiming a national security rationale for the investigations, the administration can continue work on probes being conducted under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

September 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

US Tightens Export Controls on Chinese Subsidiaries

AĀ long-awaited ruleĀ published Sept. 29 by the Commerce Department seeks to prevent sanctioned companies from using affiliates to access restricted U.S. goods.Ā 

September 29, 2025