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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.
 

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FedEx Freight Spinoff to Create Largest LTL Carrier

FedEx Corp. on Dec. 19 announced its intent to spin off its FedEx Freight unit into a separate company, creating the largest publicly traded LTL carrier in North America in the process.

December 19, 2024
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Amazon Workers Strike at Seven Facilities Nationwide

The Teamsters said the workers, who voted to authorize strikes in recent days, joined picket lines after Amazon ignored a Dec. 15 deadline the union set for contract negotiations.

December 19, 2024
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Congress Clears TSA Clearance Bill for Truckers

Legislation designed to facilitate commercial drivers鈥 applications for security credentials was recently cleared by Congress for President Joe Biden鈥檚 desk.

December 19, 2024
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Bustling California Ports to Close 2024 With Record Volumes

The Port of Los Angeles is set for its busiest December on record, and the Port of Long Beach is on track to have its best-ever year after the hubs handled an early and sustained peak season.

December 18, 2024
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Walmart Stock Soars 82% in 2024, Leading Retail Industry

Analysts are betting that further market-share gains and increased profit contributions from Walmart鈥檚 higher-margin ancillary businesses will extend the stock鈥檚 rally.

December 18, 2024
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US Housing Starts Fall to Slowest Pace Since July

Housing starts decreased 1.8% to an annualized rate of 1.29 million, the slowest since July, according to government data released Dec. 18.聽The metric can help project the flatbed sector.

December 18, 2024
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Economists Raise 2025 Inflation Forecasts on Tariff Worries

While economists expect the Fed to lower rates on Dec. 18 for a third straight meeting, they are now penciling in just three more quarter-point cuts in 2025.

December 17, 2024
BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Yellow, Pension Funds' Claims Battle to Extend Through Q1

Oral arguments on dispositive motions related to the claims by 11 pension funds are now set to take place at a Jan. 28 hearing at the Delaware Bankruptcy Court.

December 17, 2024
BusinessLogistics

How the Freight Market Trough Defined 2024

鈥淭rucking is now in the longest and deepest freight down cycle since the 2007 global financial crisis,鈥 said C.H. Robinson's Michael Castagnetto. ATA data shows tonnage climbing slowly.

December 16, 2024
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Freight Container vs Trailer

Trailers and containers both serve as cargo-carrying units but differ in design and usage. Learn more here.

December 16, 2024