Logistics

Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized April 2.

The owner of the ship that rammed a bridge in Baltimore, killing six workers and disrupting the eastern U.S. transportation network, is seeking to limit its liability to about $43.7 million.

A transportation management system or TMS is a logistics platform that uses technology to help trucking businesses plan, execute, and optimize the physical movement of goods, both incoming and outgoing.

Fourth-party logistics, also known as 4PL, is an operational model in which a business outsources its entire supply chain management and logistics to one external service provider. This partner oversees the supply chain, including the evaluation, design, construction, implementation, and measurement of the client's solutions.

Logistics refers to the transportation and storage of goods within a supply chain. For example, freight brokers who coordinate with a carrier to move a company’s goods are performing a logistics service.

Let's start with a simple truth: there's essentially no difference between the terms 'freight broker' and 'truck broker.' However, 'freight broker' is the term you'll hear most often in the trucking industry. It's the go-to phrase for professionals, largely because freight brokers mainly work with trucks. So, yes, a 'truck broker' is just another name for a freight broker.

Canada’s Ontario province has embarked on an ambitious plan to help truckers by adding 165 parking spaces while upgrading 14 rest area sites and adding 10 along its highways.

Landmark Ceramics will invest $72 million to expand its tile production near Nashville, Tenn., by creating a new logistics hub with advanced technology to enhance distribution operations.

East Coast ports are modifying their operations to absorb cargo diverted from Baltimore harbor, where salvage specialists are starting to clear debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

BALTIMORE — The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for commercially essential vessels near the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.