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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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EZE Buys Houston Heavy-Haul Trucking Company

EZE Trucking, Rialto, Calif., said it has acquired Rig Runners Inc., a Houston-based heavy-haul trucking and logistics company.

August 7, 2013
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C.H. Robinson’s Second-Quarter Profit Slips

C.H. Robinson Worldwide said its second-quarter net income fell slightly from a year ago, but revenue improved.

August 7, 2013
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2Q Intermodal Volume Rises 2.4%, IANA Reports

Intermodal container volume rose 2.4% to 3.8 million units in the second quarter from a year ago, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

August 7, 2013
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Expeditors’ 2Q Profit Improves

Expeditors International of Washington said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 10% from a year ago on increased airfreight services revenue.

August 6, 2013
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Bill Would Allow Rail-Safety Technology Deadline Extension

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has introduced legislation that would extend until 2020 a federal statutory deadline that freight railroads install collision-avoidance technology.

August 6, 2013
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Penske Wins Contract to Manage Kroger’s Indiana Distribution Center

Penske Logistics said it won a contract to manage Kroger’s 600,000 square foot refrigerated food distribution center in West Shelbyville, Ind.

August 2, 2013
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Intermodal Traffic Rises 2.4% for Week

Intermodal volume rose 2.4% for the week ended July 27, from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 2, 2013
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XPO Logistics Reports 2Q Loss

XPO Logistics’ second-quarter loss widened from a year ago, but revenue more than tripled.

July 31, 2013
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Consumer Confidence Declines in July

Consumer confidence declined in July, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

July 30, 2013
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TransForce Reports Lower 2Q Profit

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said Monday its second-quarter net income declined, and that it has reached an agreement to acquire an oil field carrier.

July 29, 2013