Logistics News
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.
TFI Chassis Buys Mickey Truck Bodies Land in North Carolina
A portfolio of 41 Mickey Truck Bodies property tracts in High Point, N.C., has been flipped for $35.52 million to TFI Chassis Portfolio.
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Inches Down in December
The freight market finished the year on a downward slope as tonnage declined on both a monthly and annual basis in December, American Trucking Associations reported.
Shipping Giant MSC Says It Will Avoid Red Sea for Now
Container liner Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will continue to send its ships around Africa’s southern tip until further notice.
J.B. Hunt Ends 2024 With Slight Revenue Decline
The Lowell, Ark.-based carrier ended the year slightly behind where it was during the prior fourth quarter amid efforts to reinvest and improve operations, the company reported Jan. 16.
A. Duie Pyle Reopens Ex-Yellow Terminals
A. Duie Pyle in a fast start to 2025 set in motion plans to open four new less-than-truckload terminals.
EU, Mexico Seal Trade Deal as Trump Threatens Tariffs
The European Union and Mexico agreed to a revamped free-trade agreement, just as both are under pressure from President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened them with new tariffs.
Maersk Cautious About Quick Return to Red Sea
A.P. Moller-Maersk expressed caution about any fast return to shipping through the Red Sea, after the Yemen-based Houthis signaled a pause in their attacks on commercial vessels.
NYC Commuters Can Dodge Traffic With $95 Helicopter Rides
Well-heeled workers that live in the New York City suburbs will soon have a lofty path to avoiding gridlock en route to their Manhattan offices.
Buttigieg Reflects on Legacy of Infrastructure Improvements
"While this administration is coming to a close, the work that we have launched will be generating good jobs, good livelihoods and good outcomes for years and years to come," Buttigieg said.
Truckload Rate Outlook for 2025 Softens, Remains Positive
FTR expects contract truckload rates to increase 2.2% on a full-year basis in 2025, adding that by the end of 2025, contract rates will be rising 5% year on year.