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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, Logistics

Connected Workflows Can Lead to a Higher Level of Operational Fitness

Trucking and logistics firms can have connected workflows at the enterprise level by using modern TMS platforms with cloud-based infrastructure.

Matt Cartwright | CEO, Magnus Technologies
September 9, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics

Mapping the Journey to Cloud Computing

For com­panies that have imple­mented on-premise software systems to run mission-­critical business processes, it’s not always so simple to take advantage of the benefits of modern cloud architecture.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
September 9, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

White House Port Envoy Visits Port of Oakland to Discuss Cargo Downturn

The White House port and supply chain envoy met with Port of Oakland officials Aug. 29 at the California complex to discuss the facilitiy's ongoing supply chain issues.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 9, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

FMCSA Wants Input on Extending Its COVID Emergency Declaration

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on whether the safety and supply chain benefits of its COVID-19 national emergency declaration merit extending the current declaration after it expires Oct. 15.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 8, 2022
Business, Logistics

Freight Brokers Poised to See Gross-Margin Expansion

Stable spot rates coupled with rising contractual rates could help drive gross-margin expansion for freight brokers, according to experts.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 8, 2022
Business, Logistics

XPO Spinoff RXO Announces More Leadership Appointments

Longtime financial executive Jamie Harris will join XPO Logistics Inc.’s soon-to-be spun off brokered transportation platform, RXO, on Sept. 26 as chief financial officer.

September 7, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

UPS to Hire 100,000 Seasonal Workers Ahead of Holidays

UPS Inc. is staffing up for the holiday shipping season by hiring more than 100,000 seasonal workers — a daunting challenge amid widespread labor shortages.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
September 7, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Ballpark at Port of Oakland Takes Step Forward

Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics are one important step closer toward winning approval to build a ballpark as part of a $12 billion commercial development project at an abandoned terminal at the Port of Oakland.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 6, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Port of Savannah Reports Strong July Results Amid Expansion

Georgia’s Port of Savannah is on a roll. The facility, less than 20 miles upriver from the Atlantic Ocean on the Savannah River, is in the midst of a burst of construction, improving the facility for trucks, rail and cargo ships, and propelling the port complex to the top tier.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 6, 2022
Business, Logistics

Amazon to Close Two Maryland Facilities in October

Amazon .com Inc. appears to be scaling back the expansion of what had been its growing delivery network as consumers shift spending habits from the large volume of COVID-19 purchases to a more traditional balance of goods and services.

September 6, 2022