Ryder Spotlights Investments in E-Commerce at CES
LAS VEGAS — While many of the exhibits at CES 2023 focused on next-level vehicle technologies, some other companies highlighted their efforts to enhance supply chains in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and meet the ever-increasing demand for home delivery of products ordered online.
January 8, 2023Virginia Announces Deals for Distribution Facility, Plant Expansion
Virginia has unveiled a new economic development plan, boosted by the capture of a $61.6 million deal to establish an East Coast distribution facility and a $9 million plant expansion near two freight corridors.
January 6, 2023Services Gauge Shrinks Unexpectedly in Worst Slide Since 2020
A U.S. services gauge unexpectedly shrank at the end of 2022, with steep declines in measures of business activity and orders that, if sustained, risk heightening concerns about the demand outlook.
January 6, 2023FMCSA Proposes Financial Security Requirements for Freight Forwarders
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a proposed rule that establishes financial security requirements for freight forwarders, taking further action on legislation that stretches back more than a decade.
January 5, 2023Amazon to Slash More Than 18,000 Jobs in Escalation of Cuts
Amazon.com Inc. is laying off more than 18,000 employees — the biggest reduction in its history — in the latest sign that a tech-industry slump is deepening.
January 5, 2023FHWA Announces $2.1 Billion for Four Large Bridge Projects
President Joe Biden on Jan. 4 visited the worn-out Brent Spence Bridge in Kentucky as part of the administration’s renewed push to highlight the bipartisan infrastructure law.
January 5, 2023Biden, McConnell Announce $1.4 Billion Brent Spence Bridge Grant
Efforts to improve the Brent Spence Bridge in northern Kentucky took a step forward on Jan. 4 when President Joe Biden announced a nearly $1.4 billion grant toward the Brent Spence Bridge project.
January 4, 2023Manufacturing Contracts in December for Second Straight Month
U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for a second month in December, capping the steepest annual slide in the key factory gauge since 2008 and helping to further tame price pressures.
January 4, 2023Congress OKs $350M for Great Lakes Icebreaker
Congress has authorized funding for a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes, a priority that the shipping industry and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) have sought for years to fight ice dams in the lakes and surrounding waterways.
January 3, 2023C.H. Robinson CEO Bob Biesterfeld Steps Down
C.H. Robinson on Jan. 3 announced the departure of CEO Bob Biesterfeld, and set in motion a process to find a permanent replacement while tapping an interim leader from its board of directors.
January 3, 2023