The trucking industry is heading into a strong but somewhat uncertain peak shipping season with consumer spending expected to remain high even amid a softer economy, according to a survey.
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Trucking Enters Strong but Uncertain Holiday Season
Canada Mandates New Dangerous Goods Transport Database
Canada is implementing a new database requiring registration by next year for people and companies transporting dangerous goods at a domestic site they own or operate.
Container Shipping Set for Downturn, Hapag-Lloyd Chief Says
The container shipping industry faces a few years of headwinds as low freight rates and widening geopolitical turmoil cloud the outlook, according to Hapag-Lloyd AG CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.
Amazon to Expand Grocery Delivery
Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out grocery delivery service for non-Prime members to the wider U.S. as it prepares to open more supermarkets next year.
National Zoo’s Giant Pandas Depart for China via FedEx
A specially outfitted Boeing 777F dubbed the FedEx Panda Express transported the National Zoo’s three giant pandas to Chengdu, China, Nov. 8 and 9, with a refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska.
GXO Beats Soft Freight Market With Earnings Gains for Q3
GXO Logistics Inc. experienced an increase in third-quarter earnings on revenue growth despite the softer freight environment, the company reported Nov. 7.
$4 Million Lets Shipper Cut to Front of Line at Panama Canal
Japan’s Eneos Group paid $3.975 million in an auction Nov. 8 to jump to the front of the line at the congested Panama Canal waterway, a record high.
US Plans to Build a Terminal at Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The U.S. announced a $553 million project Nov. 8 to build a deep-water shipping container terminal in Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo.
Rivian to End Exclusivity With Amazon
Electric vehicle maker Rivian said Nov. 7 that it will allow other companies to purchase its fleet of delivery vans, ending an exclusive agreement with Amazon.
November 8, 2023Effective Driver Coaching: How In-Cab Technology Makes It Possible
Done correctly, driver coaching creates safer, more profitable routes. Transport Topics reports how Kriska leverages in-cab technology for driver improvement.
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