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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

Intermodal Traffic Rises 7.2% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 7.2% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

February 8, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Container Volume Rose to Record Last Year, IANA Says

Intermodal container volume for 2012 rose 5.9% to an all-time high of 13.1 million units, the Intermodal Association of North America said Thursday.

February 7, 2013
Business, Logistics

Wabash National’s 4Q Income Improves

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp’s fourth-quarter income improved from a year ago, and its operating profit tripled.

February 6, 2013
Business, Logistics

2012 Is U.S. Trailer Makers’ Best Year Since ’06

U.S. trailer makers took in more orders for new equipment in 2012 than in any other year since 2006, and said they have a strong enough backlog to keep busy through the middle of this year, even as the economy has cooled.

February 4, 2013
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Rises in January

Consumer confidence rose in January, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

February 1, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 1.6% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 1.6% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

February 1, 2013
Business, Logistics

Hub Group’s 4Q Profit Rises

Hub Group Inc.’s fourth-quarter profit rose 11% as its intermodal and truck brokerage operations improved.

January 30, 2013
Business, Logistics

BX Solutions Expands Logistics Network

BX Solutions, a Toledo, Ohio-based third-party logistics provider, has launched an expanded “time-definite” transportation network connecting 31 cities in the Midwest and Southeast.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
January 29, 2013
Business, Logistics

Canadian Pacific’s 4Q Net Income Drops

Canadian freight railroad Canadian Pacific’s fourth-quarter net income fell to C$15 million, or 8 Canadian cents per share, from C$221 million, or C$1.31, a year earlier, on restructuring charges.

January 29, 2013
Perspective, Business, Logistics

Opinion: Managing Paperless Documents

The case for going paperless is compelling, but how to get there is not evident. If you’re ready to eliminate the mounds of overwhelming paperwork in your office, you need to select a document-management solution.

January 28, 2013