Incorporating artificial intelligence in transportation management systems is changing how trucking companies and their partners use them to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.

Freight railcar inspections are happening less often and are not as thorough as in the past due to staff cuts, time constraints and regulatory loopholes, a union official testified June 23.

PHILADELPHIA — Interstate 95 reopened June 23 less than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia, a quicker-than-expected rebuild to get traffic flowing again on a major highway.

Logistics Plus Inc. has acquired Dutch peer Jan Krediet in an effort to expand its European presence, the Erie, Pa.-based logistics service provider said June 22.

PHILADELPHIA — The race to reopen a stretch of Interstate 95 is getting a boost from a truck-mounted jet dryer that’s normally used to keep moisture off the track at the Pocono Raceway.

Rising wages for drivers is a key factor that helped drive up the cost of operating a truck by 21.3% in 2022, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

In contract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters, the two sides have come to agreement on dozens of matters to clear the way for talks on pay and other major issues.

As labor shortages persist, a French robotics company called Exotec, with North American headquarters in Atlanta, is seeing strong demand for its autonomous warehouse robots.

Duane Long, former president and chairman of Raleigh, N.C.-based logistics provider Longistics Transportation Inc., died June 12 after a long battle with lung disease. He was 70.