Vehicle leasing and rental company Ryder System Inc. on Feb. 16 reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 earnings that easily exceeded Wall Street analysts’ expectations.

Companies that use global supply chains to cover up collusion and criminal conduct could face fines equivalent to 10% of their revenue.

Hirschbach Motor Lines on Feb. 16 announced that it will acquire Sapulpa, Okla.-based refrigerated carrier John Christner Trucking.

A San Francisco supervisor has introduced legislation that would seek to place an 18-month moratorium on all new parcel delivery services in the city, including Amazon’s proposed 725,000-square foot, last-mile logistics center in Showplace Square.

Logistics giant C.H. Robinson is collaborating with Waymo to introduce autonomous trucks into its freight network, starting with multiple pilots in Texas.

GXO Logistics saw revenue grow 19% to $2.3 billion during the fourth quarter of 2021, the company reported Feb. 15.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers across all of Canada to quell protests by demonstrators who have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S’s chairman, Jim Hagemann Snabe, is leaving his position to pave the way for a Maersk family member to take over the job of overseeing the Danish shipping giant.

Economists and industry experts widely believe supply chain disruptions will continue to greatly impact the transportation industry for the first half of the year, and possibly into 2023.

Max Vekich was confirmed by a 51-43 Senate vote to serve on the Federal Maritime Commission through 2026.