COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said Aug. 23 it will send a cargo vessel through the Russian Arctic for the first time as a result of melting sea ice.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After 43 years, FedEx Freight CEO Michael Ducker finally has retired. Sort of.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted a proposed rule that would continue to reduce commercial vehicle registration fees in 2019 and 2020, the agency said in an Aug. 21 Federal Register announcement.

Adams Resources & Energy Inc., the Houston-based corporate parent of oil marketing firm GulfMark Energy and petroleum and chemical hauler Service Transport Co., has agreed to acquire Red River Vehicle Holdings, a crude oil transportation firm operating in Oklahoma and Texas, for approximately $10 million.

Eagle Pipe announced it has selected flatbed carrier Beemac Trucking and Logistics to handle all transportation and tubular management services for its new full-service Permian Basin stocking and trucking yard in Midland, Texas.

This year’s edition of Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers list features a disappearing act — more than one, actually — as well as some big mergers in the offing and some new names.

Innovators within the produce industry are breaking the boundaries of food production — by growing crops not in fields, but in recycled shipping containers.

Amazon's announcement last month was a stay of execution, not a reprieve, and it’s only a matter of time before the company reveals plans for a comprehensive logistics network.

Even in today’s technology advanced environment, matching freight with capacity, particu­larly in the spot market, remains a labor-­intensive process.

In a 2017 study, researchers asked truck drivers about the profession. Here's what they learned, and how it could impact the future.