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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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Unions Say Rails Should Skip Buybacks, Spend on Safety

OMAHA, Neb. — Rail unions want railroads to take some of the billions they’re using every year to buy back their stock and spend it to improve safety.

April 21, 2023
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Knight-Swift Reports Revenue, Earnings Decline for Q1

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported April 20.

April 21, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogistics

Progress Reported on West Coast Port Negotiations

After nearly a year of negotiations, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and port management’s Pacific Maritime Association have reached a tentative agreement on what the union described as certain “key issues.”

April 20, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Labor Nominee Su Faces Doubts in Senate

WASHINGTON — Labor secretary nominee Julie Su won praise at her Senate hearing April 20 as “a champion of the working class” even as some key Democrats were unwilling to voice support.

April 20, 2023
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Ports on West and East Coasts Show Sharp Decline in March

A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo, exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 20, 2023
BusinessLogistics

West Coast Dockworkers Have a Tentative Deal on Some Issues

The labor union representing 22,000 U.S. West Coast dockworkers in contract renewal talks said it has reached a tentative agreement with their employers on “certain key issues.”

April 20, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Rebalanced Supply Chain Still Leaves Empty-Mile Problem

The underlying issues causing empty miles and unfilled trucks persist even as a balancing supply chain has softened them, experts warned.

April 20, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Pete Buttigieg Talks Safety, Supply Chain on 2024 Budget

President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request paves the way for improvements to the safety and connectivity of the nation’s mobility system, Secretary Pete Buttigieg said April 20.

April 20, 2023
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

XPO Names Dave Bates New COO

Dave Bates is joining XPO as chief operating officer after 12 years in an executive role at Old Dominion Freight Line.

April 20, 2023
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

Marten Transport Posts Mixed Financials for Q1

Marten Transport’s earnings declined despite increased revenue during the first quarter, the company reported April 18.

April 19, 2023