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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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Efficiency Is Key as Freight Carriers Wait for Market Uptick

As carriers await an upturn in the freight environment, executives say they continue to seek efficiencies and prepare their fleets for when the tipping point comes.

September 18, 2024
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Generative AI Driving Freight Brokerage Transformation

Efforts from established and newer enterprises to develop robust digital tools are being shaped by market demands and technological innovations.

September 18, 2024
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

CVC Willing to Bump DB Schenker Bid After Losing to DSV

CVC Capital Partners signaled it鈥檚 willing to increase its 14 billion-euro ($15.6 billion) offer for Deutsche Bahn AG鈥檚 logistics unit after losing the bidding to Danish company DSV A/S.

September 18, 2024
BusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Amazon Boosts Warehouse Worker Pay by at Least $1.50 an Hour

Amazon.com Inc. is raising the pay of its hourly warehouse workers by at least $1.50 an hour and tacking on Prime memberships to their benefits package.

September 18, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Port Dockworkers Threaten to Strike Over Automation, Pay

About 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation鈥檚 cargo from ships.

September 18, 2024
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Yellow Loses Ruling Over $6.5 Billion in Pension Debts

Bankrupt carrier Yellow Corp. and its hedge fund owners lost a court ruling over $6.5 billion in debt that pension funds claim the defunct company owes them.

September 17, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Trimble Unveils New Tools to Boost Fleet Safety, Efficiency

Trimble has introduced several product releases and updates across its trucking technology portfolio to help fleet operators improve efficiency, safety and productivity.

September 17, 2024
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Intel to Make Custom AI Chip for Amazon, Delay German Plant

Intel and Amazon鈥檚 AWS will co-invest in a custom semiconductor for artificial intelligence computing 鈥 what鈥檚 known as a fabric chip 鈥 in a 鈥渕ultiyear, multibillion-dollar framework.鈥澛

September 17, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuelLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

PepsiCo, Maersk, Others Team Up on Electric Truck Pilot

A high-powered coalition is spearheading efforts to electrify the Interstate 10 trucking corridor.

September 17, 2024
BusinessLogisticsPrivate

Amazon Contract Drivers Organize With Teamsters in New York

Hundreds of Amazon contract-delivery drivers at a New York City warehouse are organizing with the Teamsters, demanding that the company bargain with them over wages and working conditions.

September 16, 2024