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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

Descartes Systems’ Fiscal 2Q Profit Dips

Trucking and logistics management provider Descartes Systems Group’s second-quarter net income fell from a year ago.

September 7, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rose 6.5% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 6.5% last week over the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

September 7, 2012
Business, Logistics

3PL Wheels Group to Buy Broker, Forwarder MSM

Third-party logistics provider Wheels Group Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire freight broker and forwarder MSM Group of Cos. for $18.8 million in cash and stock.

September 7, 2012
Business, Logistics

Jones Motor Group Forms New Division

Jones Motor Group has formed a new division in its logistics company that will act independently to expand multimodal and brokerage operations.

September 5, 2012
Business, Logistics

July Trailer Orders Rise 0.2% as Fleets Remain Cautious

Orders for new trailers rose a slight 0.2% in July from a year earlier to 13,339, ACT Research reported.

September 3, 2012
Business, Logistics

Stalled Talks at East, Gulf Ports Threaten Fall Freight Season

Shippers and truckers are urging officials of the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance to restart contract discussions so that the just-beginning fall freight shipping season won’t be disrupted.

September 3, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Up 5.2% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic was up 5.2% last week over a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 31, 2012
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Declines in August

Consumer confidence fell in August by the most in 10 months, the New York-based Confidence Board said Tuesday.

August 28, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.6% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 3.6% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 24, 2012
Business, Logistics

FleetPride Buys Great Lakes Truck & Trailer

Truck and trailer parts supplier FleetPride Inc. , said it has acquired Great Lakes Truck & Trailer, Westlake, Mich., for an undisclosed sum.

August 24, 2012