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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.
 

BusinessLogistics

Resilient Holiday Shoppers Primed to Overcome Market Woes

NRF data shows that consumer spending accounts for more than 68% of the national gross domestic product, marking the highest proportion in nearly 15 years.

November 13, 2025
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Ongoing Uncertainty Hampers Truck Orders in October

Monthly orders data has trended below prior-year results since the start of the year.聽President Trump鈥檚 focus on tariffs has created uncertainty for both OEMs and truck buyers.

November 13, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

All 14 Victims Identified From UPS Cargo Plane Crash

Victims included聽three pilots聽on board when the crash happened during takeoff at UPS Worldport, the company鈥檚 global aviation hub located at Muhammad Ali International Airport.

November 13, 2025
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Carrier Logistics Unveils AI Tool to Streamline LTL Ops

Carrier Logistics, a provider of freight management software for LTL carriers, launched a software tool that uses artificial intelligence to extract shipment data from bills of lading.

November 13, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Uber Freight Expands Better Trucks Deal for E-Commerce Demand

Uber Freight has observed that the last-mile parcel delivery market is undergoing a major transformation driven by the rapid growth of e-commerce and rising consumer expectations.

November 13, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

US-China Soybean Trade Stalls After Early Surge

After a聽flurry of orders聽late last month 鈥 which were the first of this season 鈥 Chinese imports of U.S. cargoes seem to have faltered, according to traders who asked not to be identified.

November 12, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Truckload Carrier LRT鈥檚 Parent Buys Xpress Global Systems

Fort Payne, Ala.-based LRT is the parent company of Little River Transportation, LRT Solutions, Madex Associates and River Run Logistics.

November 12, 2025
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Arkansas Invests $4.6M in 5 Port Infrastructure Projects

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has awarded $4.6 million to five port infrastructure projects to help boost the state鈥檚 economy. Arkansas boasts聽1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

November 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomous

Autonomous Truck Firm Einride to Go Public

The Stockholm-based autonomous driving startup will combine with special purpose acquisition company Legato Merger and is set to raise $319 million in the process, the company said Nov. 12.

November 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

FedEx Profit Guidance Eases Holiday Season Worries

鈥淲hat you鈥檙e seeing right now clearly is something of a relief rally when people have been pretty negative on the prospects for both FedEx and UPS,鈥 said Ari Rosa, an analyst at Citigroup.

November 12, 2025