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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.
 

Business, Logistics

Seko Logistics Acquires GoodShip International

Seko Logistics, a supply chain solutions provider, has acquired GoodShip International Inc. The move marks Seko’s first full acquisition of another independent freight forwarding specialist in its 42-year history, the company stated in a Jan. 3 press release.

January 4, 2019

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.

Business, Logistics

Ravn Air Group Purchases Assets of Peninsula Airways

Ravn Air Group, a portfolio company of J.F. Lehman & Co., has purchased the assets of Peninsula Airways Inc., according to a Dec. 26 press release.

January 4, 2019
Business, Logistics

Universal Logistics Acquires Container Connection in Latest Drayage Expansion

Universal Logistics Holdings, an asset-light provider of customized transportation and logistics solutions, has announced the acquisition of Deco Logistics and Oaktree Logistics, which conduct business as Container Connection.

January 4, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Moving Company Study Shows More Residents Left New Jersey Than any Other State in 2018

A study by United Van Lines has revealed that Americans are moving west and south, according to a Jan. 2 press release.

January 4, 2019
Business, Logistics

Union Sues GM, Says Laid-off Workers Should Replace Temps

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union is accusing General Motors of violating a national contract by using temporary workers instead of employing full-timers who were laid off from its factories.

January 3, 2019
Business, Logistics

Driver Turnover Falls at Large TL Carriers

The third-quarter turnover rate at large truckload carriers fell 11 percentage points to 87%, marking its lowest point since the first quarter of 2017 when it was 74%, American Trucking Associations reported.

January 3, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

China Said to Be Back for US Soy as Trade Talks Scheduled

China is back in the market for U.S. soybeans after taking a holiday break as Washington and Beijing plan more trade discussions.

Isis Almeida | Bloomberg News
January 3, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Factory Gauge Tumbles by Most Since 2008 as Orders Cool

A gauge of U.S. manufacturing plunged last month by the most since October 2008, a fresh sign of deceleration in the economy amid global strains across the sector. U.S. stocks extended declines and Treasury yields fell after the report.

Jeff Kearns | Bloomberg News
January 3, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

California Port Truckers and Other Workers Gain on Pay to Start 2019

For minimum-wage earners, port truckers, farm laborers, sexual harassment victims, nursing mothers, high-powered female executives and workers injured on the job, 2019 offers reason to celebrate. A score of new state laws took effect on Jan. 1, expanding the rights of many employees while placing fresh restrictions on businesses.

Margot Roosevelt | Los Angeles Times
January 2, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Crowley Integrates DFTS Management Into Government Services

Crowley Maritime Corp. has announced it will combine its Defense Freight Transportation Services contract management group with other government services under its Crowley Solutions business units.

January 2, 2019