Ryder System plans to extend expansion of its last-mile delivery network to meet growing consumer demand, the company said.

The TFI International operating company, TForce Logistics, launched a regional e-commerce network in Texas, the company announced July 20.

Omaha, Neb.-based Union Pacific Corp. reported strong second-quarter results, surpassing expectations of Wall Street analysts.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX Corp. reported second-quarter earnings that showed a strong uptick in freight shipments, and the company’s financial picture exceeded Wall Street analysts’ expectations.

Uber Technologies Inc.’s freight business will acquire logistics technology firm Transplace from TPG Capital for $2.25 billion, the company announced July 22.

Lumber futures rose the most in more than a year on concern that wildfires in western Canada will reduce supply and spur more curtailments at sawmills.

To promote efficiency across the country’s supply chain, Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell recently pressed colleagues to advance legislation meant to enhance the flow of freight.

The Oakland City Council on July 20 approved a non-binding term sheet for a proposed waterfront ballpark at the Port of Oakland, yet neither trucking interests nor the Athletics baseball club was happy with the outcome.

More than six months into the economic recovery, the nation’s ports on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts continue to see record or near-record cargo loads, and port officials and economists forecast the substantial numbers likely will continue well into 2022.

Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, clogging retailers’ logistical pipelines and frustrating consumers. But the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.