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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.
Drone Deliveries Become Reality as China Races to Take the Lead
The day after Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc.鈥檚 midyear sale, a company drone took off from a playground in the city of Xi鈥檃n to deliver one of the orders in a football-sized box to a village in the mountains to the south.
July 3, 2018Japanese Government Envisions Cars in the Sky by 2020s
In a bid to achieve the practical use of self-driving flying cars in the 2020s, the government will establish a public-private council possibly within this year to discuss safety issues, technological development and other matters, Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
July 2, 2018Shortage of Drivers Slows Booming Truck Demand
Demand for new commercial trucks is surging as companies look to replace aging vehicles and freight volumes have jumped in recent months.
July 2, 2018Even Amazon鈥檚 Feeling the Strain From Insatiable Delivery Demand
Amazon.com Inc.鈥檚 call for entrepreneurs to help expand its package-delivery network is a cry for help.
July 2, 2018Maine Governor鈥檚 Latest Bonds Ploy Highlights Peril of Borrowing to Fix State鈥檚 Roads
AUGUSTA, Maine 鈥 There is probably nothing more unifying in Maine鈥檚 contentious politics than borrowing lots of money to improve the state鈥檚 transportation system, but recent events at the State House have also showed why it may be a poor policy.
July 2, 2018Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Says It鈥檚 a 鈥楲ittle Premature鈥 to Discuss US WTO Exit
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said it鈥檚 a 鈥渓ittle premature鈥 to discuss the U.S. withdrawing from the World Trade Organization as the Trump administration continues to look at ways to improve the global trade body.
July 2, 2018Not Waiting for Trump, Municipalities Are Funding Infrastructure
State and local government bond sales have tumbled this year, but it鈥檚 not because they鈥檝e given up on raising money to fix America鈥檚 roads, schools and bridges.
July 2, 2018Faster Delivery of Nearly Everything Is the Next Big Thing
NEW YORK 鈥 Waiting is so yesterday. Shoppers increasingly want their orders to arrive at their doorsteps as soon as they click a button, whether it鈥檚 a hot meal, groceries or a sofa. In response, retailers are betting big on delivery services to drop off packages faster.
June 29, 2018OSHA Opens Probe Into Fatal XPO Accident
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into a fatal accident at XPO Logistics in Lockport, N.Y., early June 25.
June 28, 2018Autonomous Vehicles Have Ability to Transform Society, Panelists Say
It鈥檚 not just hands-free driving that self-guided cars may bring into reality. Autonomous vehicles could unleash new technological and economic development on a level not seen since the dawn of the space age.
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