Government

Celadon Group on Dec. 10 appeared in a federal bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Del., the day after it announced plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and wind down its operations under the weight of huge debt obligations and a weakening trucking market.

Legislation seeking to improve drug testing for employees in safety-sensitive transportation posts was easily advanced by a U.S. Senate panel on Dec. 11.

Shippers have fewer than three weeks until new rules kick in forcing them to burn cleaner fuels, but the regulations are already redefining key trade routes in the global oil-product markets.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dislikes autonomous delivery robots and he is not shy about saying so, even as the city’s planners and trucking officials work together on ways to deliver much more freight to the nation’s largest city.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it will provide a loan for up to $502.9 million for infrastructure projects along Interstate 64 in southeastern Virginia.

Abundant natural gas resources, an all-electric plant and just a nine-day hop to energy-hungry Asian markets were not enough to persuade Chevron Corp. to pursue its Kitimat gas export project in western Canada, marking a further blow to the country’s beleaguered fossil fuel industry.

SAN FRANCISCO — Tired of San Francisco streets being used as a testing ground for the latest delivery technology and transportation apps, city leaders are now requiring businesses to get permits before trying out new high-tech ideas in public.

Battered by trade wars, global demand for air cargo decreased by 3.5% in October compared with the same month in 2018, according to a Dec. 4 report by the International Air Transport Association of Geneva.

European Union trade chief Phil Hogan on Dec. 12 will seek an upgrade to EU legislation on enforcing international commercial rules.