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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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Supply Chain Firms Need Risk Mitigation Plans, Experts Say

Supply chain companies need to develop risk mitigation plans that leverage insights and technologies, according to a panel of experts.

October 9, 2025
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Unpredictable Tariff Rules Rattle Supply Chain, Experts Say

鈥淭ariffs, I think, have taken most of the air out of the room this year,鈥 said Andrei Quinn-Barabanov, supply chain and risk management leader at Moody鈥檚.

October 9, 2025
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Logistics Leaders Urge Resilience as Costs Climb

CSCMP鈥檚 2025 State of Logistics Report found that annual expenditures associated with moving freight grew 5.4% year over year to $2.58 trillion in 2024 compared with 2023.

October 9, 2025
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ATA Presses Congress on Safety, Efficiency Priorities

ATA President Chris Spear in an Oct. 8 letter detailed several matters for Congress such as boosting entry-level driver training as well as English-language proficiency requirements.

October 9, 2025
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Cargo Theft Costs Trucking, Logistics Firms $18M Daily

ATRI researchers conducted numerous interviews with industry participants who lost goods due to cargo theft. They also had input from experts who work to monitor and prevent this crime.

October 9, 2025
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Ocean Shippers Find Work-Arounds to Avoid New US Port Fees

The U.S. is set to start charging large Chinese vessels millions of dollars when they call at American ports from Oct. 14.

October 9, 2025
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3PL Customers Confident About Adapting to Tariffs

Some 14% of shippers serviced by 3PLs are extremely confident in their ability to adapt to the shifting sands of U.S. trade policy and myriad tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

October 8, 2025
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Upcoming USMCA Talks Could Boost Mexico鈥檚 Peso

While questions remain around transshipments, Jason Schenker of Prestige Economics said, 鈥淢exico鈥檚 going to be a very big winner鈥 when the trade pact is renegotiated.

October 8, 2025
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House Bill Moves to Let Younger Truckers Cross State Lines

The DRIVE Safe Act promotes rigorous safety training for younger commercial drivers. The bill would enhance an apprenticeship program for prospective drivers once they obtain their CDLs.

October 8, 2025
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New Fortress鈥 Puerto Rico Gas Shipments at Risk Amid Dispute

New Fortress Energy has reached a tentative deal that may allow it to deliver LNG聽to its terminal in Puerto Rico after it hammered out an agreement with tugboat operators, local media reported.

October 8, 2025