Logistics
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.
GM Won’t Get Tariff Relief for Chinese-Built Buick Envision
The largest U.S. automaker can’t get a pass on tariffs snagging one of its models. The Trump administration refused to grant General Motors Co. an exclusion for its Chinese-built Buick Envision SUV, keeping in place a 25% duty on the import.
Infographic: Ryder’s Foundation for a Successful Freight Brokerage
Globally, supply chains are facing unprecedented levels of disruption. As a result, shippers and carriers are challenged more than ever to keep goods moving while remaining profitable. While most brokerages point to technology as the key to achieving success, today’s setbacks have proven that technology alone isn’t enough.
TFI Closes Highland Transport Subsidiary
TFI International Inc. is closing its 150-truck Highland Transport division, a possible sign of softness in the Northeast freight market, according to a TFI official.
Ryder Promotes Rich Mohr to Chief Technology Officer at Fleet Management Unit
Ryder Fleet Management Solutions, a unit of Ryder System Inc., appointed Rich Mohr chief technology officer.
June 4, 2019Tesla’s Secret Source of Cash Unmasked as GM and Fiat Chrysler
General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV disclosed to the state of Delaware earlier this year that they reached agreements to buy federal greenhouse gas credits from Tesla.
Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and Nissan Sales Up on Best Deals of Year
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. posted surprise gains in U.S. sales for May as carmakers offered richer deals to consumers to clear mounting inventory.
Blackstone Bets $18.7 Billion on Amazon Effect in Warehouse Deal
The mall is now a warehouse, and Blackstone Group is betting $18.7 billion on the shift. That’s how much the alternative investment manager is paying for 179 million square feet of urban logistics properties — the warehouses used by Amazon and other retailers to fulfill orders from online shoppers.
June 3, 2019FedEx Shares Slide as China Opens Probe Over Huawei Deliveries
FedEx Corp. shares dropped as investors assessed the impact of a Chinese probe that puts the delivery company in the middle of an escalating trade conflict with the U.S.
Air Cargo Carriers Caught in Crossfire of US-China Trade War
President Donald Trump’s intensifying trade war with China dented air cargo traffic even before FedEx Corp. got dragged into the brawl, as companies worldwide reconfigure their supply chains in the face of increasing tariffs.
June 3, 2019C.H. Robinson Acquires European Logistics Firm Dema Service
C.H. Robinson has acquired Italian transportation company Dema Service S.p.A., according to a news release.
June 3, 2019BMW Factory Caught in Trump’s Mexican Standoff
President Donald Trump’s vow to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican goods comes just in time to hit exports from a $1 billion BMW AG factory that opens in the country next week.