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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

Prime Partners With Mastery to Implement Cloud-Based TMS

Prime Inc. announced a partnership with Mastery Logistics Systems to implement a cloud-based transportation management system.

September 27, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Pandemic, Amazon Driving Growth of Minnesota Mega-Business Centers

An enormous new kind of trucking center is rolling into the Twin Cities — thanks in part to the pandemic and the home-delivery giant Amazon.com Inc.

Bob Shaw | Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.)
September 27, 2021
Business, Logistics, TCA

Costco Limits Paper Products, Water Due to Supply Chain Delays

Costco is bringing back purchase limits on some essential items like toilet paper, paper towels, bottled water and high-demand cleaning products, and it’s blaming supply chain delays.

Sue Gleiter | pennlive.com
September 24, 2021
Business, Safety, Logistics

New York Faces New Flood Threat Just Weeks After Ida’s Havoc

New York and the U.S. Northeast are facing another flood threat just three weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated the region, but the heavy rain expected through Sept. 24 won’t match that storm’s deadly deluge.

September 23, 2021
Business, Logistics

Containers Piling Up at Rail Yards Add to Port Strains

To understand why more than 100 containerships are waiting to enter U.S. ports from Southern California to Savannah, Ga., it helps to keep tabs on the congestion that’s building at another key junction of freight transportation: rail yards.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
September 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Tesla Is Building a New Battery Factory in California

A California mayor said Tesla Inc. broke ground in his city on what it calls a new “Megafactory,” praising the planned facility in a Facebook post that was deleted and is now visible again.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
September 23, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

New California Law Protects Warehouse Workers’ Breaks

California on Sept. 23 became the first state to bar mega-retailers from firing warehouse workers for missing quotas that interfere with bathroom and rest breaks under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Don Thompson | Associated Press
September 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

C.H. Robinson Releases Spot Market Navigation Tool

C.H. Robinson launched a new tool to help businesses navigate spot market costs, the company announced Sept. 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 22, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Hot Toys Risk Being Sold Out by Black Friday on Supply Woes

The most popular toys for kids this holiday season, from nostalgic favorites to cheap items popularized by TikTok, may sell out much sooner as a result of global supply-chain hangups.

September 22, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Pacific, Atlantic Ports Report Strong Growth in August Amid Tight Supply Chains

As volumes continue to surge at the nation’s ports on the coasts of the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, two of the nation’s biggest facilities — Los Angeles and Long Beach — are taking the first steps to expand their hours of operations to 24/7 to keep up with the backlog of freight.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 22, 2021