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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

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises in September

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 1.6% in September compared with the same month the prior year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 7, 2015
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics, Autonomous

MyCarDoesWhat Safety Program Also Applies To Trucks

MyCarDoesWhat, the safety technology program unveiled on Oct. 7 in Washington by the Department of Transportation and the National Safety Council, has direct applicability to the trucking industry.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
October 7, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Beverly Scott's NTSB Nomination Withdrawn

Beverly Scott’s nomination for the vacancy on the five-member National Transportation Safety Board was withdrawn Oct. 6.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
October 6, 2015
Business, Logistics

Logistics Execs Expect Business Growth, More Consolidation in Coming Years

Logistics executives expect their businesses to grow in the coming years, partly because of mergers, and are increasingly confident in their abilities to meet the expectations of shippers and carriers who are demanding a growing range of services.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
October 5, 2015
Government, Business, Logistics

N.Y.-N.J. Authority Delays Bayonne Bridge Project Two Years

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced a nearly two-year delay in completing a $1.3 billion bridge raising project that would allow the largest containerships to reach the third-largest U.S. port.

October 2, 2015
Business, Logistics

Wells Fargo to Acquire GE’s Railcar Leasing Business

Wells Fargo & Co., the world’s largest bank by market value, agreed to buy the bulk of a railcar- and locomotive-leasing unit from General Electric Co. as the industrial giant retreats from financial services.

October 1, 2015
Business, Logistics

Rail Intermodal Traffic Rises for Week, Says AAR

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 2.1% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

September 30, 2015
Business, Logistics

Universal Earnings to Trail Expectations, Guidance

Universal Truckload Services Inc. said it expects third-quarter earnings will lag year-earlier results and come in below analysts expectations due to weakening customer demand for truckload services in certain industrial sectors.

September 30, 2015
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Rises in September

Consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in September as a resilient labor market helped Americans shake off the effects of tumbling stock prices.

Ali Donaldson | Bloomberg News
September 29, 2015
Business, Logistics

Hapag-Lloyd Seeks $500 Million From IPO Targeted for 2015

Hapag-Lloyd, Germany’s biggest shipping line, is seeking to raise $500 million from the sale of new shares this year as it presses ahead with an initial public offering even as the Chinese economic slowdown and a rout in Volkswagen shares sparked turmoil on stock markets.

Nicholas Brautlecht | Bloomberg News
September 29, 2015