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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.
 

Business, Logistics, Private, Top 100

Costco鈥檚 Profit Miss Reflects Broader Retail Concerns

Costco slipped in late trading after the big-box retailer posted profit that missed Wall Street鈥檚 expectations.聽Retailers have taken a more cautious outlook in recent weeks.

March 6, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Global Freight, Top 50

CMA CGM Pledges $20 Billion for US Shipping Expansion

An estimated 10,000 new jobs would be created by the effort, President Donald Trump said at an event at the White House alongside CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saad茅.

March 6, 2025
Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

DHL Subsidiary to Cut 8,000 Jobs in Germany

German postal company Deutsche Post announced on March 6 that it will cut 8,000 jobs by the end of the year, citing high costs, just two days after striking a deal with workers on a 5% pay rise.

March 6, 2025
Business, Logistics

A. Duie Pyle Enters North Carolina for First Time

A Duie Pyle entered the North Carolina market for the first time in recent weeks, the latest in a series of expansions of the LTL-focused carrier鈥檚 footprint and operations.

March 6, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Congressional GOP Rallies Behind Trump鈥檚 Economic Vision

Transportation leaders are lining up behind President Donald Trump鈥檚 call to action to streamline infrastructure construction regulations and jump-start domestic energy initiatives.

March 6, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Trade Tensions Put American Crop Exports in Jeopardy

鈥淢exico could put their own import tariffs on 鈥 that could reduce the U.S. freight advantage. It鈥檚 a matter of how fierce the trade war gets,鈥 said Pat Boova.

March 5, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Trump Grants One-Month Tariff Exemption for US Automakers

President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, amid fears that the trade war could harm U.S. manufacturers.

March 5, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Trump to Decide on Canada, Mexico Relief Today, Lutnick Says

President Donald Trump is set to announce changes to the tariffs on Canada and Mexico, with potential relief for autos and other sectors, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said March 5.

March 5, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Shipping Executives in Crisis Mode Over Tariff 鈥楨arthquake鈥

Global shipping executives gathered this week in Long Beach, Calif., for a major annual conference, then found themselves in crisis mode.聽

March 5, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

N.C. Reopens I-40 Section Closed Since September Hurricane

A stretch of I-40 that serves as a freight route between North Carolina and Tennessee has partially reopened after a monthslong shutdown caused by storm-related damage from Hurricane Helene.

March 4, 2025