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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Walmart Launches New Online Look

Walmart Inc. has been pouring investment into its e-commerce operation for years in an effort to catch up with Amazon .com Inc. Now it’s trying to boost its appeal with a new online look.

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
April 3, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics

How USA's Largest Tank Truck Carriers Stay Competitive

Stay competitive today and solve the challenges of tomorrow with in-cab automation. See how one of the largest tank truck carriers in the USA did just that by outfitting their fleet with rugged transportation technology.

April 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics

Demand-Driven Disruption

Discover how fleets in the Food & Beverage industry are leveraging new supply chain technology to minimize costs amidst increasing consumer demands and expectations.

April 1, 2023
Business, Logistics

Fuel Tanker Demand Booming as More Oil Is Refined

The center of gravity in the global oil-refining complex is shifting sharply eastward — and that’s spurring a boom in the business of building ships to haul fuel around the globe.

Chunzi Xu and Alex Longley | Bloomberg News
March 31, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Port Leaders Look to Future

WASHINGTON — White House Supply Chain Envoy Stephen Lyons told attendees at the AAPA Legislative Summit that the nation’s transportation system was severely tested during recent years.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 30, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

BNSF Train Derailment in Minnesota Prompts Evacuations

A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early March 30, and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said.

March 30, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

RXO Opens New Cross-Border Facility in Texas

RXO celebrated the grand opening of its newest cross-border facility in Laredo, Texas, the company announced March 29.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 29, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

North Dakota Expands Overweight, Oversize Permit Options

Trucking companies in North Dakota are going to be able to have greater flexibility and efficiency serving the agriculture industry with overweight and oversize permits due to a new law passed at the request of the state highway patrol.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
March 28, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Trade Groups Urge Biden on West Coast Port Talks

A coalition of 238 national, state and local trade associations — including American Trucking Associations — wrote to President Joe Biden on March 24, urging the administration to take a more active role in the West Coast port labor negotiations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 27, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Georgia Senate Backs Higher Truck Weights

The Georgia state Senate on March 23 approved a measure that would temporarily allow vehicles carrying forestry and agricultural products to weigh up to 88,000 pounds on Georgia roads.

David Wickert | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
March 24, 2023