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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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FedEx Adds New Fee for Big Shippers, Fueled by E-Commerce

FedEx Corp. plans to add a new surcharge for its largest customers, citing higher pandemic-related costs and indicating that robust demand continues to give couriers considerable power to dictate prices.

January 15, 2021
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Court Upholds FMCSA Exemption of Trucking From California Rest Break Rules

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration鈥檚 determination that motor carriers are exempt from California鈥檚 stringent meal-and-rest-break rules.

January 15, 2021
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Amazon Keeps Buying Jets to Move Closer to 30-Minute Delivery Dream

Amazon .com Inc. can鈥檛 meet its one- and two-day shipping pledge to customers without an ever-expanding fleet of pricey jets.

January 15, 2021
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Surging Shipping Rates Pose New Headwind for Global Economy

Shocks to supply chains are engulfing a wider swath of the global economy as the pandemic rages on, threatening to stifle Asia鈥檚 trade-led recovery just as soaring freight rates make it harder for businesses to weather another year like 2020.

January 14, 2021
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East Coast Warehouse Acquires Temp-Distribution of Maryland

Temperature-controlled logistics provider East Coast Warehouse & Distribution has acquired Temp-Distribution of Maryland Inc.

January 14, 2021
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DB Schenker Halts Deliveries to UK Due to Brexit Trouble

DB Schenker, a major logistics company owned by German rail giant Deutsche Bahn AG, suspended deliveries to the U.K. due to 鈥渟ignificant鈥 problems caused by post-Brexit red tape.

January 14, 2021
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Recent Acquisitions Bode Well for Trucking in 2021

Several recent acquisitions are signaling a robust 2021 for trucking.

January 13, 2021
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DHL Owner Deutsche Post Reaps Profit Boost as Virus Spurs Demand

Deutsche Post AG reported record earnings as its DHL express-delivery arm benefited from a surge in home shopping spurred by the coronavirus crisis.

January 12, 2021
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XPO Names Leadership Team for New Logistics Business

XPO Logistics Inc. on Jan. 12 announced the senior leadership team for the upcoming spinoff of its logistics segment.

January 12, 2021
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GM Announces New Electric Delivery Van, Electric Pallet

The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a new business unit to serve it.

January 12, 2021

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