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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.
CP Rail Strike Ends as Company Reaches Deal With Teamsters
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. reached a tentative four-year deal with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, ending a strike that began late May 29.
May 30, 2018Colorado Set to Be First State to Test 鈥楽mart Pavement鈥
Tim Sylvester, CEO of Kansas City, Mo.-based Integrated Roadways, thinks his startup company鈥檚 鈥渟mart pavement鈥 鈥 bristling with sensors and the latest fiber-optic and wireless technology 鈥 could be a lifesaver in mishaps.
May 30, 2018Fuel Tax Hike Could Pump Up Construction in Missouri
Missouri voters will choose whether to raise the nation鈥檚 fourth-lowest gasoline tax when they go to the polls in November.
May 30, 2018Truck Explosion Damages UPS Freight Hub in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. 鈥 A Kentucky fire official says about a dozen people received medical attention after an explosion damaged a UPS freight hub.
May 30, 2018Canadian Pacific Rail Workers鈥 Strike Threatens Freight Traffic
More than 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. workers walked off the job, threatening a wider disruption in freight traffic and setting up the first major labor test for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
May 30, 2018Public Input Wanted for Virginia鈥檚 I-81 Improvement Study
Virginia transportation officials have planned a series of meetings in June to gather public feedback as their study of the Interstate 81 corridor takes shape.
May 30, 2018UPS Plans Rate Hike for Heavy Freight as E-Commerce Volume Grows
UPS Inc. will increase its over-the-maximum limits and the oversize pallet-handling surcharge to $650 from $500 beginning June 4.
May 29, 2018Old Dominion Opens $10 Million Facility in Central Florida
Greg Gantt, CEO of Old Dominion Freight Line threw a homecoming party in Lakeland, Fla., on May 24, and he came with a $10 million gift.
May 29, 2018Funds From Volkswagen Diesel Scandal to Pay for Zero-Emission Trucks in California
State officials figure the Volkswagen diesel emissions testing scandal added an extra 10,000 tons of noxious nitrogen oxide to California鈥檚 air. To make up for it, the state will use $423 million of Volkswagen penalty money to cut the same amount of nitrogen oxide by subsidizing the purchase of zero-emission trucks, buses and other vehicles.
May 29, 2018Free Market vs. Subsidies at Heart of Brazil Truckers鈥 Strike
Brazilian cabinet ministers on May 28 called on truckers to end a crippling eight-day strike that has led to major shortages and disruptions in Latin America鈥檚 largest nation, saying the government had gone as far as it could to meet their demands.
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