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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, Logistics

Union Pacific Reports Strong Q1 Earnings

Union Pacific Corp. reported first-quarter earnings that outpaced Wall Street expectations, even as its quarterly revenue dipped.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 27, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100

Meat Supply Threats Grow With First Brazil Shutdown

It’s no longer just the U.S. that’s facing a meat scare. Top exporter Brazil is seeing its first plant shutdown, meaning the coronavirus is now snarling supplies from arguably the world’s most critical producer.

April 24, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Midwest States Join Forces on COVID-19 Response

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, members of the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials have collaborated to ease restrictions on freight haulers.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
April 24, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Amazon Sales Curbs in France Stay as Judges Put Safety First

Amazon .com Inc. lost its fight to be able to sell the whole range of its products in France after failing to convince judges it had taken measures to protect workers from the coronavirus.

Gaspard Sebag | Bloomberg News
April 24, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50

Echo Global Suffers $2.9 Million Loss in Q1

Echo Global Logistics swung to a loss in the first quarter as it faced pricing pressures and the early financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
April 23, 2020
Business, Logistics

Instacart Doubled Workforce in a Month

Instacart Inc. more than doubled the number of people who pick and deliver groceries to customers over the past few weeks and said it will add an additional 250,000 in the next two months, a response to unprecedented demand for the service.

Lizette Chapman | Bloomberg News
April 23, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Landstar Reports $927.6 Million Revenue for Q1

Landstar System Inc. reported lower first-quarter net income of $40.9 million, or diluted earnings per share of $1.04, compared with $63.3 million, or $1.58, in the same period a year ago.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 23, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Auto Plants Approach Reopenings, Putting Pressure on Detroit

Automakers are cautiously coalescing around plans to reopen North American assembly plants early next month following what will be a roughly six-week shutdown for virtually the entire industry.

April 23, 2020
Business, Safety, Logistics

ATRI Coronavirus Study Shows Truck Activity Spike, Dip in Six States

Although trucking activity spiked across six states during the coronavirus pandemic’s early days, a recent analysis from the American Transportation Research Institute indicates that such freight activity has declined.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
April 23, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

Food Trucks Hit Snags in Securing Permits for Rest Stops

A plan by federal regulators to allow food trucks at rest areas has hit some speed bumps.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 22, 2020