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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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Biden Orders Continued Monitoring of Norfolk Southern

President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine’s recovery, but he still stopped short of declaring a disaster.

September 21, 2023
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Port Volumes Decline in August

Container volumes trended mostly into negative territory in August at facilities along the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts, with a modest gain at the Port of Los Angeles.

September 20, 2023
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Census Bureau Contest Seeks Supply Chain Data Ideas

The shifting logistics challenges fueled by the growth of e-commerce are the catalyst for a national competition sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau.

September 20, 2023
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Amazon to Hire 250,000 for Holidays, Boost Wages

Amazon.com Inc. will hire 250,000 employees this holiday shopping season and boost average pay for logistics personnel as it seeks to recruit and retain workers amid a labor shortage.

September 19, 2023
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Tonnage Dips 2.3% in August

Truck tonnage in August declined 2.3% compared with year-ago levels but inched up sequentially for the second consecutive month.

September 19, 2023
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Freight Railroads Vow to Improve Service to Grow Intermodal

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Leaders of some of North America’s Class I freight railroads say they have learned the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic when service slumped.

September 19, 2023
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Iowa Issues 30-Day Overweight Permits for Harvest Season

Iowa has issued a proclamation that allows overweight loads for vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, fodder, fertilizer and manure to be overweight for 30 days.

September 18, 2023
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NMFTA Developing API Road Map for LTL Shipment Data

The Digital LTL Council is developing a set of application programming interface standards covering the full life cycle of less-than-truckload shipments, from quote to cash.

September 18, 2023
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Low Mississippi River Limits Barges

DES MOINES, Iowa — Hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to send corn and soybeans downriver.

September 18, 2023
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Norfolk Southern CEO Promises to Keep Improving Safety

Norfolk Southern’s CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after a consultant recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels.

September 15, 2023