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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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CN Rail CEO Steps Down After Less Than Two Years

Overwhelmed by a surge in freight, Canadian National Railway Co. said its CEO is stepping down after less than two years, vowing to replace Luc Jobin with a leader who can deliver 鈥渟peed and determination.鈥

March 5, 2018
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Drivers Sue XPO on Contractor Classification at California Ports

A suit filed against XPO Logistics Cartage centered on its classification process for drivers at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles added a new wrinkle to existing suits on the subject by requesting a permanent injunction against the firm for the practice.

March 2, 2018
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$125 Million Logistics Park Planned Near Savannah Port

A development group announced plans March 1 for a sprawling new industrial park near Savannah, Ga., where cargo traffic through the nation鈥檚 fastest growing container port has left warehousing space at a premium.

March 2, 2018
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Spend Gas Tax Money ASAP, New Caltrans Leader Says of Directive From California Gov. Jerry Brown

Caltrans鈥 new director takes her seat this week with immediate marching orders: Spend money, and spend it fast.

March 1, 2018
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Authorities Consider Options to Untangle Traffic in Southern California鈥檚 Commercial Spine

For decades, the 710 Freeway has been the commercial spine of Southern California, funneling the trucks carrying thousands of tons of furniture, clothes, televisions and other goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach into the region鈥檚 sprawling network of freeways and warehouses.

March 1, 2018
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S.C. Governor Cries Foul Over White House Allocation for Charleston Port

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is accusing the White House budget office 鈥 overseen by former S.C. GOP Rep. Mick Mulvaney 鈥 for skimping on funding for one of the state鈥檚 top priority infrastructure projects.

February 28, 2018
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C.H. Robinson Taps Robert Biesterfeld as Chief Operating Officer

Third-party logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. promoted Robert Biesterfeld to chief operating officer, effective March 1.

February 27, 2018
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Tell Us Your Vision of the Future of Logistics

How will technology and innovation change the business of transportation and logistics? That鈥檚 a question we are exploring as part of a series of articles on the theme, 鈥淣avigating the Future,鈥 in Transport Topics this year.

February 26, 2018
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Magellan Transport Logistics Plans Major Florida Expansion

Magellan Transport Logistics, the nation鈥檚 largest Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Busines,s is setting down solid roots in Jacksonville, Fla., with a significant expansion of its North American logistics headquarters.

February 26, 2018
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TFI, Mullen Group Post Higher Earnings in 2017

Canadian truck and logistics firms TFI International and Mullen Group Ltd. reported increased earnings for 2017, but TFI's results were mixed in the fourth quarter while聽Mullen set revenue records for its trucking/logistics segment.

February 26, 2018