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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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Buttigieg, Canadian Official Discuss Takeaways From Bridge Shutdown

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra discussed February’s seven-day blockage of the Ambassador Bridge during a supply chain meeting May 24 in Washington, Alghabra said.

May 25, 2022
BusinessLogistics

Google Takes Another Run at E-Commerce, and Amazon

In the past, Google has tried emulating Amazon.com Inc.’s online retail and delivery services, with little luck. Now the search giant is positioning itself as a kind of anti-Amazon, a free marketplace for merchants and Amazon rivals that’s designed to get consumers more comfortable shopping with Google.

May 25, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Federal Trial Underway on Rhode Island Truck Tolling

A federal court is finally hearing oral arguments in a 4-year-old legal challenge to the state of Rhode Island’s trucks-only tolling program.

May 25, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

China Truck Data Showing Lockdown’s Hit Disappears From Public

Real-time trucking data that shows the heavy toll of COVID restrictions on China’s economy is no longer being made publicly available, according to the company that collects the information.

May 25, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Pennsylvania Court Temporarily Halts Bridge Tolling Plan

In a sweeping censure, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court judge granted a request from eight municipalities and issued an injunction preventing state transportation officials from proceeding with plans to impose bridge tolls.

May 24, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Traffic at NYC-Area Bridges, Tunnels Hits Pre-Pandemic Levels

Traffic at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s bridges and tunnels has returned to pre-pandemic levels, partly due to changes in traveling habits, said Rick Cotton, the agency’s executive director.

May 24, 2022
BusinessLogisticsPrivate

Amazon to Sublease Warehouses as Online Shopping Slows

Amazon is planning to sublease some of its warehouse space now that the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping, which helped the e-commerce giant rake in soaring profits in the past two years, has eased.

May 24, 2022
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

Fleets Find Challenges in Rising Maintenance Costs, Parts Shortages

With a laundry list of hurdles facing many trucking companies, the focus on preventive maintenance becomes clearer as fleets are adding alternative suppliers and providers, and stockpiling inventory to help control costs and reduce downtime.

May 24, 2022
BusinessLogistics

High Rate of Turnover Among Stressed-Out Supply Chain Managers

Supply chain managers quit their jobs last year at the highest rate since at least 2016 due to a mix of burnout and a desire for fatter paychecks.

May 23, 2022
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Ports Maintain High Volumes in April

Imports continue to dominate the cargo at the nation’s ports, and the nation’s busiest — the Port of Los Angeles — reported its second-busiest April in its 115-year-plus history,

May 23, 2022