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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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J.B. Hunt Acquires RDI Last Mile

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. acquired the assets of RDI Last Mile Co. on Dec. 31, marking the company’s latest purchase of a final-mile service.

January 2, 2020
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California DMV OKs Light-Duty Autonomous Delivery Vehicles

California has authorized the testing and commercial use of light-duty autonomous delivery vehicles on public roads.

January 2, 2020
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DOT Seeks Information on National Freight Strategic Plan

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a request for information to help craft a National Freight Strategic Plan.

January 2, 2020
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NFI Acquires G&P Trucking Co.

Supply chain services provider NFI announced it completed the acquisition of G&P Trucking Co. Inc., a logistics provider specializing in asset-based transportation, port drayage and non-asset brokerage solutions in the Southeast.

December 30, 2019
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FMCSA Increases Random Drug Test Rate to 50% for 2020

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is increasing the minimum annual percentage rate for random controlled substances testing for truck drivers.

December 27, 2019
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West Coast Ports Slump While East Coast Facilities Weather Tariffs

Several of the nation’s most prominent ports felt the impact of the trade war between the United States and China as 2019 comes to a close, just as the Trump administration struck an initial trade agreement with China that is due to be signed sometime in 2020.

December 27, 2019
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Drones Need Tracking Network for Expanded Flights, FAA Says

All but the smallest civilian drones would have to broadcast radio tracking data to ensure greater safety and prevent terrorism under a sweeping proposal unveiled by U.S. regulators Dec. 26.

December 27, 2019
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ATA’s Truck Tonnage Drops 2.1% Year-Over-Year in November

Truck tonnage fell 2.1% in November compared with year-ago levels, the first year-over-year decline since April 2017, according to American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index.

December 23, 2019
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2019: Freight Market Slowdown, Tariffs Diminished Trucking Industry's Performance

If 2018 was one big party for the trucking and freight business, 2019 was the day after the party.

December 20, 2019
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2019: Hours-of-Service Rule, ELDs and Roads Dominated Political, Regulatory Concerns

For the trucking industry, 2019 was a year of transition, replete with regulatory victories and disappointments.

December 20, 2019