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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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2018 Wreaths Across America Honors Fallen Soldiers for 27th Year

ARLINGTON, Va. — With the help of ATA Share the Road drivers and thousands of volunteers, more than 250,000 wreaths were delivered and laid on headstones the morning of Dec. 15 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. See photos.

December 15, 2018
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2018 Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery

Scenes of volunteer efforts captured on Wreaths Across America day at Arlington National Cemetery Dec. 15, 2018

December 15, 2018
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Uber Freight Adds Analytics Tool for Shippers

Uber Freight has launched a new data analytics feature designed to help shippers pinpoint problem areas within their supply chains and take action to improve efficiency.

December 14, 2018
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China Is Said to Plan to Buy US Corn as Soon as January

Chinese officials are preparing to restart purchases of American corn as soon as January, another sign that the Asian nation is working on a lasting detente with the U.S.

December 14, 2018
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Sunniva Acquires LTYR Logistics

Sunniva Inc. has acquired LTYR Logistics, a California-based cannabis distribution company headquartered in San Diego, according to a Sunniva news release.

December 13, 2018
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Blue Collar Worker Shortage Reshapes Labor Market

A surprise shortage of blue collar workers is changing the contours of the U.S. labor market, boosting their pay, narrowing wage inequality and drawing more women into those jobs.

December 13, 2018
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China Agrees to Resume Purchasing US Soybeans

China resumed buying U.S. soybeans, bringing some relief to farmers in President Donald Trump’s heartland as President Xi Jinping works toward a trade deal with his American counterpart.

December 13, 2018
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UPS Purchases $18.3 Million in Property in Massachusetts

United Parcel Service has purchased properties in Shrewsbury, Mass., and Grafton, Mass., for $18.3 million as it considers whether to build a $200 million distribution facility in the area.

December 13, 2018
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Holiday Shipping Deadlines for Amazon, USPS, UPS, FedEx

Procrastinators take note: The deadline is fast approaching to get those gifts in the mail to arrive by Christmas Eve.

December 13, 2018
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Norfolk Southern Confirms HQ Move to Atlanta

Norfolk Southern Corp. on Dec. 12 announced officially what had been expected for some time: that it will move its corporate headquarters from Norfolk, Va., to Atlanta.

December 12, 2018