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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.
 

GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

Tech Platform Consolidates Port of Oakland Data

The Oakland Portal, a new high-tech platform, has been introduced by the Port of Oakland, Calif., to provide a single point for information about its operation, according to the West Coast hub.

May 31, 2018
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsTop 100

XPO Invests $90 Million in LTL Fleet

XPO Logistics this year plans to spend more than $90 million to purchase 770 new tractors for its less-than-truckload network in North America.

May 31, 2018
BusinessLogistics

Produce Season Is Here 鈥 And It Could Bring a Rich Harvest for Shippers

Spring traditionally begins the produce season in the United States, with Florida shipping the vegetables it grew during the winter months and California loading up its vast bounty of vegetables, fruits and nuts to be trucked across the nation.

May 31, 2018
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

CP Rail Strike Ends as Company Reaches Deal With Teamsters

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. reached a tentative four-year deal with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, ending a strike that began late May 29.

May 30, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsTCA

Colorado Set to Be First State to Test 鈥楽mart Pavement鈥

Tim Sylvester, CEO of Kansas City, Mo.-based Integrated Roadways, thinks his startup company鈥檚 鈥渟mart pavement鈥 鈥 bristling with sensors and the latest fiber-optic and wireless technology 鈥 could be a lifesaver in mishaps.

May 30, 2018
GovernmentFuelLogisticsTCA

Fuel Tax Hike Could Pump Up Construction in Missouri

Missouri voters will choose whether to raise the nation鈥檚 fourth-lowest gasoline tax when they go to the polls in November.

May 30, 2018
BusinessLogistics

Truck Explosion Damages UPS Freight Hub in Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. 鈥 A Kentucky fire official says about a dozen people received medical attention after an explosion damaged a UPS freight hub.

May 30, 2018
BusinessLogistics

Canadian Pacific Rail Workers鈥 Strike Threatens Freight Traffic

More than 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. workers walked off the job, threatening a wider disruption in freight traffic and setting up the first major labor test for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

May 30, 2018
GovernmentTechnologySafetyLogistics

Public Input Wanted for Virginia鈥檚 I-81 Improvement Study

Virginia transportation officials have planned a series of meetings in June to gather public feedback as their study of the Interstate 81 corridor takes shape.

May 30, 2018
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTop 100

UPS Plans Rate Hike for Heavy Freight as E-Commerce Volume Grows

UPS Inc. will increase its over-the-maximum limits and the oversize pallet-handling surcharge to $650 from $500 beginning June 4.

May 29, 2018