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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.
 

BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Yellow, Pension Funds' Claims Battle to Extend Through Q1

Oral arguments on dispositive motions related to the claims by 11 pension funds are now set to take place at a Jan. 28 hearing at the Delaware Bankruptcy Court.

December 17, 2024
BusinessLogistics

How the Freight Market Trough Defined 2024

鈥淭rucking is now in the longest and deepest freight down cycle since the 2007 global financial crisis,鈥 said C.H. Robinson's Michael Castagnetto. ATA data shows tonnage climbing slowly.

December 16, 2024
EquipmentLogistics

Freight Container vs Trailer

Trailers and containers both serve as cargo-carrying units but differ in design and usage. Learn more here.

December 16, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyLogisticsGlobal Freight

Amazon Rejects Senate Report on Workplace Safety Standards

Amazon has long been a target of worker鈥檚 rights advocates and labor unions, who say the company pushes its employees too hard in the name of getting packages to customers quickly.

December 16, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

Tanker Rates Hit by OPEC+ Delays, Weak China Demand

The Baltic Exchange鈥檚 TD3C Index, which reflects rates for VLCCs on the Middle-East-to-Asia route, dropped to so-called Worldscale 39.05 on Dec. 13.

December 16, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Fleets Navigate the Challenges of Driver Acceptance of ADAS

Trucking experts say getting drivers to buy in to聽advanced driver assistance systems technology is key to making sure it is being correctly used.

December 13, 2024
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomous

Volvo Autonomous Solutions, DHL Hit the Road Together

Volvo Autonomous Solutions鈥 factory-built VNL Autonomous Class 8 tractors hit the road for the first time as part of a commercial operation Dec. 4, hauling freight for DHL Supply Chain.

December 12, 2024
GovernmentLogistics

House OKs Water Infrastructure Bill, Teeing Up Senate Vote

In the closing days of Congress鈥 post-election lame-duck session, members of the House of Representatives easily approved the final version of the Water Resources Development Act.

December 12, 2024
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Estes, R+L Carriers Affiliate Buy More Ex-Yellow Terminals

Estes Express Lines and an affiliate of R+L Carriers are to buy more terminals from the administrators of bankrupt former less-than-truckload rival Yellow, according to a court filing.

December 12, 2024
BusinessLogistics

DHL Sees Holiday Season Returning to Historical Norms

The DHL 2024 Peak Season Shipping Survey revealed Nov. 19 that 48% of small and medium-sized enterprises expect a year-over-year increase in holiday sales.

December 12, 2024