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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.
 

BusinessLogisticsTCA

Amazon Eyeing Another Big Shipping Hub South of Dallas

Digital retail giant Amazon is growing its footprint again in North Texas.

June 14, 2018
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

UPS Says New Tax Law Creates 鈥榃hack-a-Mole鈥 Game

U.S. multinationals face a 鈥渢ricky situation鈥 in trying to plot a tax strategy around the new base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT) in the 2017 U.S. tax law, a UPS official said.

June 14, 2018
BusinessLogistics

Bayonne Bridge Rebuild 1 Year Ago Pays Dividends for Ports

One year after completing the nearly $1.7 billion task of raising the Bayonne Bridge to a height of 215 feet, the Port of New York and New Jersey said the project is resulting in larger ships calling on its ports and is contributing to record-setting cargo volume and economic activity.

June 14, 2018
BusinessSafetyLogisticsTop 100

Wyoming Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court Ruling on CRST Wrongful Death Lawsuit

CRST International Inc. must stand trial in connection with a wrongful death lawsuit after a state supreme court overturned a lower court鈥檚 ruling in favor of the trucking company, according to court documents.

June 14, 2018
GovernmentLogisticsTCA

Ports of Indiana Names New CEO

Vanta E. Coda II has been named the Ports of Indiana鈥檚 next CEO to replace Rich Cooper following his retirement, effective July 1. Cooper is retiring after 16 years with the Ports of Indiana and will assist the organization with the leadership transition through the end of the year.

June 14, 2018
GovernmentLogistics

Trump Says He May Upset China Over Trade Action in Coming Weeks

President Donald Trump said he鈥檒l confront China 鈥渧ery strongly鈥 over trade in the coming weeks, and send a warning to North Korea鈥檚 biggest trading partner after his meeting with Kim Jong Un.

June 13, 2018
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Delivery Boom Breeds Hiring Crisis: Finding Enough Drivers

Every season now seems like peak season for Leonard Wright, who鈥檚 constantly recruiting drivers to staff his INPAX Shipping Solutions.

June 13, 2018
GovernmentLogisticsTCA

Iowa Commission Approves $3.4 Billion, Five-Year Road and Infrastructure Plan

Iowa鈥檚 transportation commission has approved a $3.4 billion Transportation Improvement Program for fiscal years 2019-2023.

June 13, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsTop 100

Trucking Industry Adjusts to ELD Mandate as Focus on HOS Compliance Sharpens

The U.S. trucking industry is continuing to adjust to the federal electronic logging device mandate that took effect late last year.

June 13, 2018
BusinessFuelLogisticsTop 100

KAG Merges Two Units Into Merchant Gas Group

Kenan Advantage Group Inc. announced it merged its two merchant gas subsidiaries 鈥 Jack B. Kelley and Cryogenic Transportation 鈥 into KAG Merchant Gas Group.

June 12, 2018