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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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US Chamber of Commerce to Push for Gas Tax Hike for Road and Bridge Upgrades

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will call for increasing the federal gas tax by 25 cents a gallon over the next five years to help pay for rebuilding U.S. roads and bridges as part of its push for a federal infrastructure initiative this year.

January 16, 2018
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NAFTA Trio to Gather in Davos as Negotiations Resume in Canada

The three ministers leading negotiations to revamp NAFTA will get two chances for face-to-face talks this month, including one near the slopes of Davos.

January 16, 2018
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Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 16: LiveOnWeb鈥檚 2018 Government Outlook

Approval of a provision that would clarify meal-and-rest break rules for truckers will be delayed if Congress clears for President Donald Trump this week a short-term funding measure. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

January 16, 2018
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Toledo Port Sees Increase in Cargo Tonnage

Rebounding iron ore traffic led a nearly 16% increase in cargo tonnage through the Port of Toledo during 2017, and a port official said this year鈥檚 expected groundbreaking for a new iron smelter near the port should boost that cargo further in future years.

January 16, 2018
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Freight Demand Causing 鈥楶erfect Storm鈥 for Ohio Trucking Industry

A stronger economy has helped area shipping and logistics companies grow and increased freight prices and the number of orders for new trucks, a local business owner says.

January 16, 2018
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Maersk, IBM Form New Blockchain Company for International Cargo

IBM and A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S have started a company that will use new technologies such as blockchain, a digital ledger best known for underpinning bitcoin, to track cargo movements and automate paperwork for shipping across international borders.

January 16, 2018
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Storm Disrupts FedEx Hub, Causes Some Flight Cancellations at Memphis Airport

FedEx said a winter storm caused substantial disruptions to FedEx Express flights and sorting at Memphis and Indianapolis hubs Jan. 12.

January 12, 2018
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The Real NAFTA Problem Is With Canada, Not Mexico, Ryan Says

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said the biggest problem with the North American Free Trade Agreement 鈥渃omes from the North,鈥 with Canadian dairy producers dumping low-cost products on the market to compete with Wisconsin farms.

January 12, 2018
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California Mudslides Send Truckers Searching for Detours

Truckers hauling goods and materials south through California鈥檚 San Luis Obispo County are facing longer drives and indefinite delays after deadly mudslides closed Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County.

January 12, 2018
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Port of Portland Must Diversify at Troubled Container Terminal, Study Shows

A comeback is unlikely at the Port of Portland鈥檚 container terminal unless other lines of marine shipping business are found to subsidize it, a Port consultant found.

January 11, 2018