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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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Shipping Firms Seek Investments in Technology to Cut Emissions

GLASGOW, Scotland — Major shipping companies on Nov. 5 called for governments to put more money into researching and developing cleaner technologies to help the industry reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

November 5, 2021
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Revenue Rises, Profit Drops for Mullen Group in Q3

Canadian carrier Mullen Group Ltd. reported record revenue but saw profits decline in the third quarter.

November 5, 2021
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Texas Expands CDL Testing to 6 Days a Week

Texas is expanding truck driver license testing to six days a week in response to a nationwide shortage that has contributed to supply chain snarls across the economy.

November 4, 2021
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UPS, TuSimple Expand Partnership

UPS and TuSimple plan to expand their relationship by adding routes where TuSimple will move cargo in autonomous Class 8 trucks in the southeastern and western U.S.

November 4, 2021
BusinessLogistics

The Economic Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions

While some ports have announced a move to 24/7 operations, supply chain disruptions are expected to persist through 2022 and - with holiday season around the corner - what does this mean for the nation's retailers?

November 4, 2021
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Supply Chain Delays Disrupt California Agriculture Exports

Amid an historic drought posing threats to future harvests, California farmers now say they have no way to export the crops they do have because of a kink in the global supply chain that has left containerships lined up off the Southern California coast with nowhere to deliver their goods.

November 4, 2021
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VW CEO Tells German Workers Tesla Factory Will Threaten Jobs

Volkswagen AG CEO Herbert Diess urged German workers to prepare for a deeper overhaul to remain competitive when Tesla Inc. ramps up vehicle production at its first European factory outside Berlin next year.

November 4, 2021
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XPO Reports Record Revenue, but Issues in LTL for Q3

XPO Logistics Inc. reported the highest revenue in its history Nov. 2, but noted some challenges with less-than-truckload performance for the third quarter.

November 3, 2021
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Freight Stakeholders Seek Supply Chain Action From Biden

WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations joined nearly 100 freight stakeholders in calling on President Joe Biden to amplify his administration’s response to ongoing supply chain woes nationwide.

November 3, 2021
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New Utah Inland Port Seen as 'Relief Valve' for West Coast Facilities

Just 60 miles south from one of the most famous locations in American transportation history, Promontory Point, Utah, a new transportation and logistics center is open for business and still being built out.

November 3, 2021