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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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Guy Fieri鈥檚 Tequila Stolen in Double Brokering Scheme

"How do you lose, you know, that many thousands of bottles of tequila?" Fieri told "60 Minutes." He said that if a theft like this can happen to his company, 鈥渢hen everybody鈥檚 vulnerable.鈥

October 6, 2025
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Werner CEO Sees Longer Freight Boom on OEM Production Cuts

Freight cycles typically last 14 to 15 months, according to Werner CEO Derek Leathers, but the current downswing has gone on for double that.聽鈥淚t鈥檚 the worst one I鈥檝e ever seen."

October 3, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Mario Cordero to Retire as Long Beach Port CEO at Year鈥檚 End

Mario Cordero, who has served as CEO since May 2017 and oversees about 600 workers, has guided聽 one of the busiest seaports in the nation through an era of record-breaking container volume.

October 3, 2025
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Trimac Buys Tank Truck Carrier Service Transport Co.

The Calgary, Alberta-based bulk carrier has made four acquisitions this year, with three businesses based in the United States.

October 3, 2025
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Amazon to Resume Drone Deliveries Near Phoenix After Crashes

A pair of Amazon MK30 drones hit a stationary crane on Oct. 1. The FAA and NTSB said they鈥檙e investigating the crashes.

October 3, 2025
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FAA Probes Amazon Drone Crashes Near Phoenix

A pair of Amazon MK30 drones collided with a stationary crane at about 10 a.m. local time Oct. 1, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. No injuries were reported.

October 2, 2025
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How Trump's Tariffs on Trucks, Parts Could Hit Fleets, OEMs

Details on how the levies would be imposed and collected were scant as of Oct. 2, which kept truck makers understandably tight-lipped about the potential impact.

October 2, 2025
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Farmers Urge Trump to Secure Soybean Trade With China

Trump said Oct. 1 he plans to raise the issue when he meets Xi in South Korea at the end of October. But the clock is already ticking for U.S. soybean growers, with the harvest already under way.

October 2, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Port Container Volumes Remain Strong During August

Port container volumes remained strong in August as shippers angled to outmaneuver President Donald Trump鈥檚 unpredictable trade policies while also getting a jump on the holiday season rush.

October 2, 2025
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Missouri Suspends Permit Fees for Hay Loads Amid Drought

The new permits were announced Sept. 29 by the Missouri Department of Transportation as most of the state experienced the third-driest August on record since 1895.

October 2, 2025