Major U.S. seaports posted growth in containerized cargo volume for August, the start of the season when retailers begin importing holiday merchandise.

FedEx Corp.’s fiscal 2020 first-quarter earnings were down as a result of a weakening global economy and increased costs as it expands its service into other business lines, including seven-days-a-week home delivery service, the parcel delivery company said.

FedEx Corp. said on Sept. 16 that its customers will see shipping rate increases and surcharges effective Jan. 6, 2020.

Even while oil industry analysts are assessing the damage to Saudi Arabia’s oil field from an aerial attack Sept. 14, the nationwide price of diesel fuel climbed by 1.6 cents to $2.987 per gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy report Sept. 16.

CHICAGO — Chicago’s long history as a transportation and logistics hub is one of the reasons DHL North America selected the city for its third Innovation Center worldwide. The Americas Innovation Center, which opened Sept. 12, showcases technologies that already have provided significant productivity increases.

Two months after less-than-truckload carrier LME of New Brighton, Minn., abruptly shut down, former employees told Transport Topics that they have not received back pay and bonuses they were promised, and fear they may never see this money.

Trucking executives fear sharp hikes in the cost of diesel, and perhaps a shortage, as the industry competes for fuel with ocean carriers, which have a mandate to sharply reduce pollution in fewer than 90 days.

Ryan Meppelink, a college student and deft diesel mechanic from Zeeland, Mich., won the bronze medal for Heavy Vehicle Technology at the WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia.

Most of the nation’s largest seaports are reporting record cargo volume amid stalled trade negotiations between the United States and China.

A study that focused on nine motor carriers’ efforts to improve the safety of their operations found that a company’s overall safety culture — from the boardroom to the truck cab — was a crucial element for success.