A federal judge in San Diego on Jan. 16 issued a preliminary injunction against the trucking component of a California law that would restrict how independent workers can be classified by companies. The judge’s ruling means the state of California cannot implement the law as it pertains to the trucking industry.
January 16, 2020Logistics News
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.
Judge Sides With California Trucking Association, Issues Preliminary Injunction in AB 5 Fight
Alliant Reconfigures $46.5 Million Freight Hub Project in Iowa
Shifting market needs and ballooning costs led Alliant Energy Transportation to revamp a multimillion-dollar intermodal project on nearly 75 acres it owns, northwest of Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids.
January 16, 2020Americans Hit Fresh Online-Buying Milestone in 2019
Online shopping in the U.S. hit a new milestone in 2019, with a key metric surpassing every major category of brick-and-mortar stores except for big-ticket autos.
January 16, 2020XPO Logistics to Explore Sale of Business Segments
XPO Logistics Inc. announced Jan. 15 that its board of directors has authorized the possible sale or spinoff of one or more of its business units.
January 15, 2020Lineage Logistics Buys Three Oregon Processing Plants
The $49 million sale of NORPAC Foods’ Salem, Brooks and Stayton processing facilities in Oregon to cold storage giant Lineage Logistics was approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Peter McKittrick on Jan. 14.
January 15, 2020World Direct Shipping Extends Port Manatee Agreement
World Direct Shipping, a container line based in Port Manatee, Fla., announced it extended its agreement with the Central-Southwest Florida seaport and added a third vessel to its rapidly growing weekly services across the Gulf of Mexico.
January 15, 2020Data Sharing Can Help Freight Movement, Panelists Say
WASHINGTON — Coordination among trucks, ports, departments of transportation, city representatives and law enforcement officers is important to facilitating mobility, according to John Barton, senior vice president of the infrastructure firm HNTB Corp.
January 15, 2020XPO Logistics Names Kurt Rogers Chief Legal Officer
XPO Logistics Inc. announced Jan. 9 that it has appointed Kurt Rogers as its new chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
January 14, 2020Tim Phillips Named CEO at Universal Logistics Holdings
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. announced Jan. 13 that company veteran Tim Phillips has become its new CEO.
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