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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.
 

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鈥檚聽Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

August 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Canada Deepens European Ties as US Trade Rift Grows

Industry Minister Melanie Joly's Sweden visit is part of a push by the Carney government to聽strengthen ties聽with European partners and reduce its reliance on the U.S. for trade and security.

August 18, 2025
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Trump's DOJ Enters Lawsuits Targeting CARB Truck Standards

The Department of Justice is seeking to intervene as a vested stakeholder in a case representing both the U.S. and EPA as plaintiffs against Steven Cliff in his capacity as CARB executive officer.

August 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

91视频builder Confidence Hits 2022 Low in August

The drop in builder sentiment was concentrated in the Northeast, where the gauge slid to its lowest level in years. Confidence was unchanged in the South and Midwest but edged up in the West.

August 18, 2025
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China and India Look Past Tensions as US Tariffs Bite

Ties between the Asian neighbors deteriorated after a bloody border skirmish five years ago, but relations have recently been on the mend.

August 18, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Peterbilt 567 Adds Front Frame Mounting Package

The provisions add front frame equipment mounting points intended to simplify configuration and give body builders more flexibility across vocational applications.

August 18, 2025