鈥淚t is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I share that Frederick W. Smith, our founder and executive chairman, died earlier today,鈥 CEO Raj Subramaniam wrote June 21.
June 22, 2025Logistics News
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.
Fred Smith, FedEx Chairman and Founder, Dies at 80
DAT, OTR Settle Dispute Over Outgo Acquisition
A potentially explosive June 17 emergency hearing in the Superior Court of Cobb County in Georgia was canceled after the two companies settled.聽Neither provided details on what it involved.
June 20, 2025Trucking Leaders Share Best Practices for Hiring Veterans
Many trucking companies actively recruit members of the armed services transitioning to civilian life, but attracting, supporting and retaining military veterans can take extra work.
June 20, 2025Trade Uncertainty Clouds Outlook for Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
Transport Topics' 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list illustrates how weak freight market conditions have continued to squeeze margins for North America's largest motor carriers.
June 20, 2025Trucking Industry Segments Post Mixed Results in 2024
Carriers across the various segments of the trucking industry navigated difficult business conditions in 2024 as freight market conditions remained unfavorable.
June 20, 2025Fleets Grapple With Shifts in Trade, Freight Amid Tariffs
Shifting U.S. trade policies, fluctuating tariffs and the resulting supply chain upheaval have created an uncertain landscape for the trucking industry, in the present and down the road.
June 20, 2025About Us: 2025 Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
This annual publication ranks companies based on annual revenue and includes聽a listing of operating units and description of services, names of top executives and type of ownership, plus data on the number of employees and equipment.
June 20, 2025GXO Selects Supply Chain Veteran Patrick Kelleher as CEO
鈥淧atrick is a world-class operator with the relevant experience to lead GXO through its next phase of growth,鈥 GXO Board Chairman Brad Jacobs said.
June 20, 2025Pentagon Cancels Troubled $17.9B Military Moving Contract
The Pentagon has terminated the $17.9 billion Global Household Goods contract, a controversial program that has been beset by complaints and widespread criticism.
June 20, 2025Small-Parcel Shipments From China to US Fall 40% on Tariffs
U.S. tariff hikes on small packages from China triggered a slump in shipments last month, contributing to a huge drop in bilateral trade and roiling exporters like Shein and Temu.
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