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West, East Coast Ports See Big Container Drop-Off in January

As negotiations resume between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and management鈥檚 Pacific Maritime Association, concern is mounting at the West Coast ports that the slow pace of contract talks is damaging import and export shipping business.

February 23, 2023
BusinessLogistics

Trucking Industry Grapples With Q4 Slowdown

Motor carriers experienced a financial slowdown in the final months of 2022, as trends that indicate a return to normalized levels of business for the year ahead took hold, industry analysts said.

February 23, 2023
BusinessLogistics

New Moving Conference Chairman Bill Lovejoy Has Full Plate of Challenges

When it comes to the many challenges getting customers moved from point A to point B, Bill Lovejoy, the new chairman of American Trucking Associations鈥 Moving and Storage Conference, has pretty much done it all.

February 23, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Dana Reports Mixed Q4 Financials, Record Sales Backlog

Truck parts supplier Dana Inc. on Feb. 22 reported increased revenue but an earnings loss in the fourth quarter of 2022. The company also forecasts that 65% of its new business will be from electric-vehicle platforms.

February 23, 2023
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

FedEx Pilots Plan Strike Authorization Vote as Labor Talks Stall

FedEx Corp. pilots are inching closer to a potential strike as negotiations stall on a new labor agreement.

February 23, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Senior Policymakers Lead Transportation Committees

The rosters for key committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy affairs include senior lawmakers.

February 22, 2023
BusinessLogisticsTCA

Port Tampa Bay Approves $50 Million Logistics & Distribution Center

Maryland-based Tradepoint Atlantic, a shipping logistics company, is coming to Tampa, Fla., in a deal that Port Tampa Bay CEO Paul Anderson called 鈥減otentially one of the biggest modern opportunities in the modern history of our port.鈥

February 22, 2023
BusinessLogisticsTCA

Target to Invest $100 Million in Sorting Centers for Order Deliveries

MINNEAPOLIS 鈥 The next Target online order that ends up at your door might come from a new type of shipping facility aimed at making deliveries cheaper and faster.

February 22, 2023
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Uber Freight Launches First Electric Truck Pilot With WattEV

Uber Freight announced it is partnering with electric mobility company WattEV and shipping specialist CHEP on a pilot program to deploy EVs on select routes in Southern California.

February 22, 2023
GovernmentTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Ohio Rep. Bob Latta Touts AV Tech鈥檚 Safety Potential

Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Latta聽pointed to the potential for considering legislation regarding autonomous vehicle technology during this session of Congress. 聽

February 22, 2023

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