Transportation Industry News, Today

In a new PrePass whitepaper, we look at five typical interstate truck routes. You will see the weigh stations that allow trucks to bypass using either the PrePass transponder or app and the corresponding savings in time, fuel, and money that quickly accumulate.... Read more

NEW YORK — Amazon on Feb. 2 reported worse-than-expected profits, but its revenue beat expectations, boosted by sales in North America businesses and the cloud-computing unit AWS.... Read more

The leader of the U.S. Senate is among senior Democrats praising the Biden White House’s management of a $1.2 infrastructure law amid renewed calls for oversight from congressional Republicans.... Read more

As motor carriers begin using trucks with high levels of autonomous features in real-world operarations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking at how they should be regulated.... Read more

Fourth quarter freight shipments—at 113.0—were down 4.6% compared to the third quarter, for the largest sequential decline since the first quarter of 2021, and were down 7.1% annually, marking the largest annual decrease since the third quarter 2020. For expenditures, the fourth quarter reading—at 272.3—was off 0.2% compared to the... Read more

Supply chains worldwide will continue to be caught between politics, economics and ecology in the future. Whether there will be more regionalization or nearshoring remains to be seen. The question will linger: Who will win and who will lose in this increasingly tense competition?... Read more

A deal between the Port of San Diego and Mitsubishi Cement Corp. for a storage facility at the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal has fallen through, officials announced Feb. 1.... Read more

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the fourth quarter of 2022, the company reported Feb. 1.... Read more

Retailers that don’t consider product returns their biggest source of supply may want to rethink their reverse logistics approaches for 2023.... Read more

A leading manufacturer and distributor of critical medical and surgical supplies incorporated nearly nine years of experience with goods-to-person robots in the design of a new flagship facility.... Read more

Northern Kentucky’s footprint for logistics, distribution, transportation and cargo businesses has recently grown with three company expansions totaling $17.4 million.... Read more

The new House Republican majority recently launched its oversight agenda of the Biden administration’s energy policy portfolio.... Read more

Schneider experienced an 18% year-over-year drop in fourth-quarter earnings, the company reported Feb. 2.... Read more

Tiger Cool Express said that the lease/purchase agreement with Union Pacific was signed in late December, noting it is a lease to buy, with Union Pacific owning it until Tiger Cool Express exercises the option. What’s more, the company said this had been in the works for two years, calling... Read more

After posting another record year of profits, worldwide recessionary and inflationary pressures are now chipping away at ocean carrier fortunes. As far as rates are concerned, our analysts suggest that shippers and freight forwarders will be able to do a little window shopping this year.... Read more