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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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Amazon Boosts Fort Worth Alliance to One of Nation’s Busiest Cargo Airports

Fort Worth Alliance airport now ranks among the 20 largest cargo airports in the country by landed weight, according to Federal Aviation Administration data, in large part due to Prime Air's distribution hub.

October 19, 2022
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Port of Long Beach’s Mario Cordero Concerned Over Snag in Rail Talks

ORLANDO, Fla. — Of the two major labor negotiations, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero is most concerned about the stalled railroad workers/management talks.

October 18, 2022
BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Marten Reports 15th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Profitability

Marten Transport reported its 15th consecutive year-over-year increase in quarterly profitability Oct. 17, but still the results missed analysts’ expectations.

October 18, 2022
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September Tonnage Rises 5.5% Year-Over-Year

Truck tonnage in September increased 5.5% when measured against the same month a year ago, and on a sequential basis it rose 0.5% from August, according to American Trucking Associations.

October 18, 2022
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FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel Proposes Rule Emphasizing Transparency

ORLANDO, Fla. — Federal Maritime Commission member Carl Bentzel proposes to bring more transparency and efficiency to the ocean shipping industry. He unveiled his plan at the American Association of Port Authorities’ annual convention Oct. 17.

October 18, 2022
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Kodiak, Ikea Partner on Autonomous Freight Delivery Pilot

Kodiak Robotics Inc. has started piloting autonomous freight deliveries in Texas in cooperation with Ikea Supply Chain Operations, the companies announced Oct. 18.

October 18, 2022
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Truckers Win Over BNSF in Case Regarding Illinois Biometrics Law

In what is believed to be the first jury verdict related to Illinois’ strict biometrics privacy law, a $228 million judgment has been entered against BNSF Railway in a class-action lawsuit over the railroad’s collection of fingerprint data.

October 17, 2022
BusinessLogisticsTCA

GXO Logistics to Hire 4,000 for Holiday Season Across US

Warehouse operator GXO Logistics announced on Oct. 13 plans to hire about 4,000 employees across the U.S. by the end of the year, as it prepares for a busy holiday season in which it expects a surge in product returns.

October 17, 2022
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NFI Acquires MCO Transport to Bolster Southeastern Port Operations

North American supply chain solutions company NFI has acquired southeastern port service solutions provider MCO Transport Inc., the company announced Oct. 10.

October 17, 2022
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Perspective: Marking a Year of Wins

Harold Sumerford Jr. writes, "As ATA chairman, I’ve traveled around the country — 20 states in all — talking to my fellow truckers. Everywhere I go I’m struck by how invigorated people are by the 'new' ATA."

October 17, 2022