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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

Video: Interview With Alan Amling of UPS Supply Chain Solutions

UPS Supply Chain Solutions VP Alan Amling talks with Transport Topics' Dan Bearth on how he sees investments changing the logistics industry.

April 14, 2015
Business, Logistics

Investments Are Reshaping Logistics Industry

An influx of new investment and surge in mergers and acquisitions are driving consolidation among logistics service providers and reshaping the industry’s landscape.

April 13, 2015
Business, Logistics

TT Archives: Logistics 50

The Top 50 list of the largest logistics companies in North America makes its debut in the Sept. 30, 2002 issue of Transport Topics.

April 13, 2015
Business, Logistics

Timeline: Major Mergers and Acquisitions From 2010-2015

$36.7 billion has been spent to acquire logistics companies in North America, according to data from Armstrong and Associates. And industry and investment experts believe that the buying is just getting started.

April 13, 2015
Business, Logistics

Mergers, New Investment Drive Consolidation Within Rapidly Growing Logistics Industry

An influx of new investment and surge in mergers and acquisitions are driving consolidation among logistics service providers and reshaping the industry’s landscape.

April 13, 2015
Business, Logistics

TT's Top 50 Logistics Companies: A Sneak Peek at 2015 Rankings

An influx of new investment and surge in mergers and acquisitions are driving consolidation among logistics service providers and reshaping the industry’s landscape.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
April 8, 2015
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises as Carloads Decline

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 3.8% in the week ended April 4 compared with the same week last year as carloads declined, the Association of American Railroads reported.

April 8, 2015
Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Daimler Trucks North America Recalling Some Model-Year 2015 Freightliner, Western Star Trucks

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling some model-year 2015 Freightliner and Western Star trucks due to a possible brake problem, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a recall announcement.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 8, 2015
Business, Logistics, Fuel

Shell Will Buy BG Group for $70 Billion in Cash and Shares

Royal Dutch Shell agreed to buy BG Group Plc for about $70 billion (47 billion pounds) in cash and shares, the oil and gas industry’s biggest deal in at least a decade.

Joe Carroll | Bloomberg News
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April 8, 2015
Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government

Diesel Average Hits Five-Year Low

Diesel’s national average retail price fell to a five-year low, dropping 4 cents to $2.824 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

April 6, 2015