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.
ADM Stops Loading Grain Vessels in Louisiana Amid Snowstorm
One of the world’s biggest crop traders has halted loading of grain vessels at U.S. Gulf terminals as the region’s worst snowstorm in 130 years slams the region.
Fire Explodes North of L.A.; Part of I-5 Closes Temporarily
A fire spreading rapidly north of Los Angeles shut one of California’s main transportation arteries the afternoon of Jan. 22.
House Highway Bill on Panel’s Radar, Chairman Graves Says
“This will be a collaborative process in which the committee will solicit feedback from both members and stakeholders,” Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said during a hearing Jan. 15.
Amazon to Close All Warehouses in Quebec
Amazon.com Inc. will shut down all warehouses and lay off employees in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.
Federal Board OKs CN Purchase of Iowa Northern Railway
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board on Jan. 21 approved Canadian National Railway Co.’s request to acquire and operate Waterloo-based Iowa Northern Railway Co.’s 218-mile rail system.
TFI Chassis Buys Mickey Truck Bodies Land in North Carolina
A portfolio of 41 Mickey Truck Bodies property tracts in High Point, N.C., has been flipped for $35.52 million to TFI Chassis Portfolio.
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Inches Down in December
The freight market finished the year on a downward slope as tonnage declined on both a monthly and annual basis in December, American Trucking Associations reported.
Shipping Giant MSC Says It Will Avoid Red Sea for Now
Container liner Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will continue to send its ships around Africa’s southern tip until further notice.
J.B. Hunt Ends 2024 With Slight Revenue Decline
The Lowell, Ark.-based carrier ended the year slightly behind where it was during the prior fourth quarter amid efforts to reinvest and improve operations, the company reported Jan. 16.
A. Duie Pyle Reopens Ex-Yellow Terminals
A. Duie Pyle in a fast start to 2025 set in motion plans to open four new less-than-truckload terminals.