Logistics
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.
J.B. Hunt Expands Transloading Services With Two More Locations
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expanding its transload strategy with new operations in Tacoma, Wash., and Laredo, Texas, the company announced Oct. 3.
October 3, 2022Werner Acquires Truckload Carrier Baylor Trucking
Werner Enterprises Inc. said it is acquiring Baylor Trucking, a move that expands its truckload operations.
BNSF Plans $1.5 Billion Rail Facility to Relieve California Port Congestion
With a threatened railroad strike in the rearview mirror, BNSF Railway is hauling out a $1.5 billion plan for a new rail facility in Southern California that it says will relieve congestion around the critical ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Tesla Q3 Sales Bounce Back but Fall Short of Estimates
AUSTIN, Texas — Tesla’s sales rose 35% in the July-September period compared to the second quarter as the company’s huge factory in China got past supply chain issues and pandemic restrictions.
October 3, 2022Ian Triggers Port, Rail Closures, Straining Supply Chain
Major ports and rail facilities across the U.S. Southeast have halted operations as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the country advances as a tropical storm, causing disruptions along the way and resulting in another blow for already strained supply chains.
Werner, Kodiak Collaborate on Driverless Longhaul Route
Werner Enterprises has partnered with the driverless trucking technology company Kodiak Robotics to establish an autonomous trucking lane, the companies announced Sept. 29.
Clean Energy Fuels, Amazon Partner on RNG
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced Amazon.com Inc. will fuel trucks with renewable natural gas at the company’s public access station in Groveport, Ohio, as the two begin a larger partnership.
September 28, 2022Sustainability Becomes Increasingly Critical to Supply Chain Leaders
Sustainability is increasingly becoming a priority among supply chain leaders because of technology and turbulent economic conditions.
Work Jurisdiction Issue May Impact Labor Talks for West Coast Ports
A dispute over the assignment of work at a Port of Seattle terminal potentially could disrupt talks to reach a multiyear labor agreement between 22,000 unionized dock and warehouse workers at 29 West Coast ports and management.
FedEx Reports Declining Q1 FY 2023 Income
FedEx Corp. said as the global economy slows, it is aggressively looking to reduce costs, and that it will raise rates across divisions in January.