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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, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon to Expand Grocery Delivery

Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out grocery delivery service for non-Prime members to the wider U.S. as it prepares to open more supermarkets next year.

November 9, 2023
Business, Logistics

National Zoo’s Giant Pandas Depart for China via FedEx

A specially outfitted Boeing 777F dubbed the FedEx Panda Express transported the National Zoo’s three giant pandas to Chengdu, China, Nov. 8 and 9, with a refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska.

November 8, 2023
Business, Logistics

GXO Beats Soft Freight Market With Earnings Gains for Q3

GXO Logistics Inc. experienced an increase in third-quarter earnings on revenue growth despite the softer freight environment, the company reported Nov. 7.

November 8, 2023
Business, Logistics

$4 Million Lets Shipper Cut to Front of Line at Panama Canal

Japan’s Eneos Group paid $3.975 million in an auction Nov. 8 to jump to the front of the line at the congested Panama Canal waterway, a record high.

November 8, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

US Plans to Build a Terminal at Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The U.S. announced a $553 million project Nov. 8 to build a deep-water shipping container terminal in Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo.

November 8, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Private

Rivian to End Exclusivity With Amazon

Electric vehicle maker Rivian said Nov. 7 that it will allow other companies to purchase its fleet of delivery vans, ending an exclusive agreement with Amazon.

November 8, 2023
Technology, Safety, Logistics

Effective Driver Coaching: How In-Cab Technology Makes It Possible

Done correctly, driver coaching creates safer, more profitable routes. Transport Topics reports how Kriska leverages in-cab technology for driver improvement.

November 7, 2023
Business, Logistics

RXO Reports Negative Earnings in Soft Q3 Market

RXO reported negative net income and a 14% decline in revenue during the third quarter.

November 7, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Uber Delivers Mixed Report as Profit Grows, Revenue Slows

Uber Technologies gave a mixed picture of its business, showing a second consecutive profitable quarter and an increase in demand for rides and delivery but also slowing revenue growth.

November 7, 2023
Government, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Several States Ask DOT for Rail Emergency Transparency Rule

Attorneys General from 13 states signed a letter to the DOT supporting a proposal to require railroads to make information about hazardous materials on trains available to emergency responders.

November 7, 2023