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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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Pandemic Upends Logistics Market

The COVID-19 outbreak created a volatile U.S. third-party logistics market in 2020, which presented growth opportunities for 3PLs with strong carrier management, e-commerce and airfreight forwarding capabilities, while other 3PLs did not fare as well.

April 3, 2021
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A Fresh Look at the 2021 Top 50 Logistics Companies

Transport Topics has produced an annual ranking of the largest companies in this dynamic segment of the transportation business for nearly two decades, but much like the industry itself, this list continues to evolve.

April 3, 2021
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How Logistics Firms Are Handling the Pandemic's E-Commerce Boom

The COVID-19 pandemic has squeezed many years of growth in online sales and e-commerce fulfillment into a single 12-month period.

April 3, 2021
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GSC Logistics Plans to Add Truck Drivers

GSC Logistics plans to bring in 100 additional drivers by the summer to transport cargo containers, the company announced March 31.

April 2, 2021
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Biden’s Biggest-Ever Investment Plan for US Still Trails China

What President Joe Biden touted as a historic U.S. federal investment program that will position the country to win the global innovation race still leaves it well behind China’s continuing, giant infrastructure upgrading campaign.

April 2, 2021
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Learn How CRST Is Taking a Custom Approach to Transportation

Program Aired: April 1, 2021. CRST has been working hard since 1955 to deliver superior service to our customers. The clear effort to bring together a multitude of services under our enterprise umbrella will greatly benefit our customers and provide more career opportunities for our drivers.

April 1, 2021
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Biden’s Infrastructure Plan to Total $2.25 Trillion, Include Corporate Tax Hikes

President Joe Biden announced a $2.25 trillion climate change-centric infrastructure plan meant to repair the country’s roads and bridges, and guarantee nationwide access to broadband internet and safe drinking water.

March 31, 2021
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Fight Over Chicago Golf Course Slated to Become Logistics Center Heating Up

A once-thriving country club near major interstate highways in Chicago was set to be the new home of an 800,000-square-foot distribution and warehouse facility, Now it is at the center of a legal battle involving a part of the city critical to trucking.

March 31, 2021
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Geodis Announces Plans for Remote-Operated Forklifts

Logistics giant Geodis SA says it plans to begin using remote-operated forklifts in its warehouses. The Paris-based company announced early March 31 that it has formed a partnership with Silicon Valley start-up Phantom Auto to supply teleoperations.

March 31, 2021
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Roadrunner Takes Major Steps in Transformation Plans

Roadrunner Freight took another step in its ongoing transformation with a March 25 announcement of a $50 million equity private placement and additions to its leadership team.

March 30, 2021