Logistics
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.
American CEOs Say They're Ready to Bring Jobs Home If NAFTA Dies
In describing what life would be like without NAFTA, some business groups have stopped just short of predicting a plague of locusts.
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.
Jamie Lawson Appointed CFO at ITS Logistics
ITS Logistics promoted Jamie Lawson to chief financial officer from director of finance.
February 23, 2018BNSF Announces $110 Million 2018 Capital Program in Oklahoma
BNSF Railway has announced its 2018 expenditure program in Oklahoma, which totals about $110 million.
White House Signals New Trade Deals Must Help Those Left Behind
The White House signaled President Donald Trump will pay close attention to the fate of workers left behind by globalization as a new benchmark for negotiating trade deals around the world.
Port of Vancouver Works on Strategic Plan Update
A lot has happened since the Port of Vancouver comprehensively updated its strategic plan about a decade ago, and port officials have decided that it’s time to update their guiding document.
With $2.5 Billion in Backed-Up Highway Projects, North Texans Turn Up the Heat on Austin
The anger and frustration of motorists stuck on LBJ Freeway may soon spread to users of a trio of other crowded North Texas roadways.
Maersk Would Be Ready to Move Closer to Junk ‘For Right Reason’
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S renewed a pledge to creditors to protect its investment-grade rating. But the man in charge of the shipping giant’s finances says there’s room to move a little closer to junk.
February 22, 2018Tonnage Rise Pushes Spot Rates Higher
Truck tonnage rose 8.8% in January on a year-over-year basis, according to American Trucking Associations’ monthly for-hire truck tonnage index.
Port Tampa Bay Welcomes First Shipment of Bananas in 21 Years
More than two decades after the last bunch arrived on shore, bananas are back at Tampa’s port.
Truck Driving Makes 2018 List of Toughest Jobs to Fill
The truck driving profession is on the top 10 list for CareerCast’s 2018 Toughest Jobs to Fill report, which CareerCast Online Content Editor Kyle Kensing believes is the result of the recession and skills gap.