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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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Marten Transport Posts Mixed Financials for Q1

Marten Transport鈥檚 earnings declined despite increased revenue during the first quarter, the company reported April 18.

April 19, 2023
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Boeing Plans to Boost Output of 737s Despite Glitch

Boeing Co. is moving ahead with plans to hike output of its cash-cow 737 jetliner while dealing with the ripple effects from a new production flaw uncovered by one of its largest suppliers.

April 18, 2023
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Nippon Express in Talks to Buy Logistics Firm Cargo-Partner

Nippon Express Holdings Inc. is in talks to buy Austrian logistics provider Cargo-Partner GmbH, people with knowledge of the matter said.

April 18, 2023
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NFI Ramps Up Battery-Electric Truck Deployment in California

NFI Industries will deploy 50 Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California, the for-hire truckload carrier said.

April 18, 2023
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Truck Tonnage Falls 5% in March

Truck tonnage experienced its steepest declines since 2020 amid slowdowns across multiple sectors, American Trucking Associations announced.

April 18, 2023
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J.B. Hunt Posts Lower Earnings, Revenue in Q1

J.B. Hunt Transport Services President Shelley Simpson noted the trucking industry has entered a freight recession while discussing first-quarter results April 17.

April 18, 2023
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CMA CGM Offers to Buy Bollor茅 Logistics for $5.5 Billion

Maritime transport giant CMA CGM SA has entered exclusive talks to buy Bollor茅 SE鈥檚 logistics arm for an enterprise value of 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion).

April 18, 2023
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UPS, Teamsters Poised for Massive Contract Talks

High-stakes negotiations could start April 17 between the Teamsters and package delivery giant UPS that could have far-reaching reverberations.

April 14, 2023
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Boeing鈥檚 Parts Issue Stifles 737 Max Deliveries

Boeing Co. is pausing deliveries of some 737 Max jets to address a production issue on the rear end of some aircraft. 聽

April 14, 2023
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Port of L.A.鈥檚 Seroka: No Contingency Plans for Strike

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said April 12 that there are no contingency plans if labor negotiations turn into a work stoppage or strike.

April 13, 2023