Logistics News

Overroute is the first startup to emerge from a joint venture freight and logistics technology incubator between J.B. Hunt and UP.Labs.

Employees at the technology giant find themselves repeatedly explaining that they work at the Cisco with a “C,” while staffers at the nation’s largest food distributor clarify that they’re employed by Sysco with an “S.”

The companies pledged four new or expanded commitments in a filing July 27, including allowances for customers to seek temporary alternate rail service in the event of service declines.

More than 70% of Canada’s exports go to the U.S., making America its largest trade partner, and Detroit is the No. 1 port for truck traffic on the U.S.-Canada border.

The price of a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, dropped 6.2% to $86.01.

The Department of Agriculture will start a phased reopening starting with imports at the Douglas, Ariz., port of entry beginning Aug. 24, the agency said.

The freight market has been quickly tightening this year, with increased federal enforcement actions accelerating an existing decline in capacity.

The goal is to preserve preferential treatment for steel produced in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, while applying a common external barrier to China.

By pointing out that the current replacement tariff is 12.5%, Beijing appeared to signal that the U.S. has 7.5 percentage points of room for additional increases before reaching the stated ceiling.

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II started a conversation that cannot end in a courtroom, writes Evans Transportation CEO Ryan Keepman.