Logistics News
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.
Amazon joins elite list of stocks to top $3 trillion in value
Amazon joins Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft and Apple as the only companies that have reached that size.
August 3, 2026DTNA to shutter Portland manufacturing plant at end of October
It is the second time Daimler Truck or a predecessor has announced plans to close the Swan Island plant since acquiring Freightliner in 1981.
August 3, 2026Power-only brokerage offers increased flexibility, efficiency
Once a niche service, power-only brokerage has grown into a key transportation model for shippers, brokers and carriers seeking greater flexibility and efficiency.
August 2, 2026Autonomous Freight Procurement: Driving Profit and Balance
Every freight decision from accepting loads to adjusting rates shapes the network. But your CSRs are making those calls one tender at a time, without the ability to model the downstream effects. This whitepaper shows how Scale by Optimal Dynamics combines decision optimization with autonomous AI agents to secure the right freight for your network, every time.
August 1, 2026C.H. Robinson vows appeal of $604 million verdict
C.H. Robinson Worldwide said July 29 it is confident it will overturn a recent $604 million negligent-hiring verdict on appeal.
July 31, 2026Freight volume stays soft as capacity declines continue
The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.1% from the prior month to 113.1. But the latest result also marked a decline of 0.1% from last year.
July 31, 2026FRA seeks tougher English standards for Mexican rail crews
The Trump administration says Mexican train crews crossing the border must understand key safety information in English and not threaten U.S. jobs.
July 31, 2026Oil prices tick up as Strait of Hormuz remains closed
Brent crude, the international standard, rose 0.9% to $87.66 a barrel as tensions between the U.S. and Iran kept the Strait of Hormuz largely closed.
July 31, 2026Trump unveils military-to-trucking hiring pipeline
Backed by five major trucking companies, President Trump unveiled his Freedom Haulers initiative to automatically transition military veterans into driving careers.
July 31, 2026UAE to overhaul how it prices all crude oil after big swings
Middle Eastern oil pricing has been a major pinch point during the Iran war. The intermittent disruption to crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz has meant that prices have been hugely volatile.
July 31, 2026