Logistics

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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, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Hits Five-Month High

Consumer confidence increased this month, according to the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Wednesday.

November 24, 2010

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

Intermodal Traffic Rises 11.9% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 11.9% last week from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

November 19, 2010
Business, Logistics

Trailer Bridge’s 3Q Income Declines

Trailer Bridge Inc.’s third-quarter income fell to $6,876, or zero cents per share, from $1.7 million, or 14 cents, a year ago.

November 16, 2010
Business, Logistics

TT Logistics 50: Shippers Seek Ways to Meet Market Demands, Deal With Capacity Constraints by Using 3PLs

Demand for logistics services is on the rise after falling sharply in 2009, as shippers look for ways to meet shifting market demand and deal with looming constraints in freight-hauling capacity.

November 15, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Shipments Climb as Container Imports Surge

Intermodal shipments in the third quarter of 2010 erased recession-related volume losses, climbing 20% from a year ago as container shipments of imported goods surged, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.

November 15, 2010
Business, Logistics

Mileage Lawsuit Involving Swift Transportation May Proceed as Class Action, Judge Rules

A lawsuit in Phoenix involving truckload carrier Swift Transportation Co. and mileage calculations reignites the topic of how carriers, shippers and drivers compute distance driven and then bill for it.

November 15, 2010
Business, Logistics

Ceva Logistics Reports Higher Earnings in 3Q

Third-party logistics provider Ceva Logistics reported an increase in third-quarter earnings to 86 million euros ($117 million), a 26% increase over last year.

November 12, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 11.7% for Week

Intermodal rose 11.7% last week from a year earlier, the Association of American Railroads said.

November 11, 2010
Business, Logistics

Third-Quarter Intermodal Volume Jumps 20.3%

Intermodal traffic volume rose 20.3% in the third quarter, led by a 28.1% jump in international containers, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

November 4, 2010
Business, Logistics

Wabash National’s 3Q Loss Narrows

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. late Tuesday reported a third-quarter loss of $1.9 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with a loss of $66.4 million, or $2.23, a year ago.

November 2, 2010