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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.
 

BusinessLogistics

Truck Freight Tonnage Inches Up 0.6% in July

Freight tonnage in July showed an increase sequentially but a decrease from the prior year, American Trucking Associations reported Aug. 19.

August 21, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Truckstop Strengthens Freight Platform With Denim Deal

Denim offers factoring, payment processing, accounts payable and receivable management, working capital solution and back-office automation.

August 20, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

US Crude Oil Exports Surge After Summer Lull

Shipments are expected to surpass 4 million barrels a day in August and September, reaching levels not seen since the start of the year, according to some market participants.

August 20, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

JFK Airport Expands Truck Parking to 150 Spaces

Officials said the expansion will help manage growth in cargo operations at JFK, where volume reached 1.67 million tons in 2024 — a 25% increase since 2019.

August 20, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Trump Tariffs Spur Manufacturing Boom in Puerto Rico

President Donald Trump’s “America First†tariff policies are boosting manufacturing in Puerto Rico, an island he has both attacked and claimed to help more than any other U.S. leader.

August 20, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Virginia Wins 2 New Logistics Investments

Virginia has secured two new logistics investments, with a North Carolina-based e-commerce fulfillment company establishing a $10 million hub in Pittsylvania County and a wholesale distributor expanding in Norfolk.

August 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Lutnick Says Rail Mergers Could Improve Freight Flow

U.S. rules require rail mergers to show that a deal would serve the public interest and enhance competition, a step beyond merger requirements applied to other industries.

August 19, 2025
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Lack of Truck Parking Costs $100B a Year, Report Finds

Insufficient truck parking is resulting in $100 billion yearly in lost productivity, according to a new report issued by the Truck Parking Club.

August 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Stuns Logistics Industry With Wider Tariffs on Metal

Steel and aluminum tariffs were widened effective Aug. 18 to include more than 400 consumer items. Customs brokers and importers in the U.S. were given little notice.

August 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Port of Baltimore Reopens After Explosion Halts Traffic

Officials said no one was injured in the blast the evening of Aug. 18, which prompted a mayday call when it was reported near the site of last year’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

August 19, 2025