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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 Traffic Rises 1.6% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 1.6% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

February 1, 2013
Business, Logistics

Hub Group’s 4Q Profit Rises

Hub Group Inc.’s fourth-quarter profit rose 11% as its intermodal and truck brokerage operations improved.

January 30, 2013
Business, Logistics

BX Solutions Expands Logistics Network

BX Solutions, a Toledo, Ohio-based third-party logistics provider, has launched an expanded “time-definite” transportation network connecting 31 cities in the Midwest and Southeast.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
January 29, 2013
Business, Logistics

Canadian Pacific’s 4Q Net Income Drops

Canadian freight railroad Canadian Pacific’s fourth-quarter net income fell to C$15 million, or 8 Canadian cents per share, from C$221 million, or C$1.31, a year earlier, on restructuring charges.

January 29, 2013
Perspective, Business, Logistics

Opinion: Managing Paperless Documents

The case for going paperless is compelling, but how to get there is not evident. If you’re ready to eliminate the mounds of overwhelming paperwork in your office, you need to select a document-management solution.

January 28, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 1.5% in 4th Quarter Despite Labor Issues, Superstorm Sandy

Intermodal freight growth sagged in the fourth quarter due to disruptions from Superstorm Sandy and labor unrest at ports, industry officials said.

January 28, 2013
Business, Logistics

Wabash to Buy Trailer Assets of Beall Corp.

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. said Friday it has agreed to buy the tank and trailer business of Beall Corp., a maker of aluminum tank trailers and related equipment, for $15 million.

January 25, 2013
Business, Logistics

Fidelitone Logistics Merges with Va. 3PL

Fidelitone Logistics said it has merged with Virginia-based third-party logistics firm Purnell Furniture Services to expand its delivery services to furniture retailers in the eastern part of the country.

January 25, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 13.5% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 13.5% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

January 25, 2013
Business, Logistics

RSI Logistics Acquires Freight Resources Network

RSI Logistics Inc. said it has acquired transportation software company Freight Resources Network. Terms were not disclosed.

January 25, 2013