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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

Ceva Logistics Reports Higher Earnings in 3Q

Third-party logistics provider Ceva Logistics reported an increase in third-quarter earnings to 86 million euros ($117 million), a 26% increase over last year.

November 12, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 11.7% for Week

Intermodal rose 11.7% last week from a year earlier, the Association of American Railroads said.

November 11, 2010
Business, Logistics

Third-Quarter Intermodal Volume Jumps 20.3%

Intermodal traffic volume rose 20.3% in the third quarter, led by a 28.1% jump in international containers, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

November 4, 2010
Business, Logistics

Wabash National’s 3Q Loss Narrows

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. late Tuesday reported a third-quarter loss of $1.9 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with a loss of $66.4 million, or $2.23, a year ago.

November 2, 2010
Business, Logistics

Expeditors’ Third-Quarter Profit Jumps

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s third-quarter profit jumped to $96.1 million, or 44 cents a share, from $57.8 million, or 27 cents, a year ago, a per-share gain of 63%.

November 2, 2010
Business, Logistics, Equipment

New Materials and Techniques Save Weight, Fight Corrosion

New building techniques and innovative materials are helping to make trailers, especially dry vans and reefers, lighter, more fuel efficient and better at fighting corrosion, manufacturers said.

November 1, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Court Temporarily Blocks Ban on Owner-Operators at L.A. Port

A federal judge last week temporarily blocked a ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles, granting an injunction sought by American Trucking Associations.

November 1, 2010
Business, Logistics

TransForce Reports Higher 3Q Earnings

TransForce Inc., Canada's largest trucking company, said Friday its third-quarter profit rose to C$25 million as it cut costs to offset weak conditions across the industry, Bloomberg reported.

October 29, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Increases for Week

Intermodal rose 13.6% last week from a year earlier, the Association of American Railroads said.

October 29, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Judge’s Temporary Ruling Backs ATA in L.A. Port Case

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles, granting an injunction sought by American Trucking Associations.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 28, 2010