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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, Equipment, Logistics

AI Optimization and Trucking

As the latest wave of AI enters the freight transportation industry, load planning automation has emerged as one of the more promising opportunities for trucking and logistics companies.

February 24, 2025
Business, Logistics, TCA

Odyssey Logistics Completes Move to Charlotte

Odyssey Logistics has moved its headquarters to Charlotte, N.C., from Danbury, Conn., as part of the company’s rapid growth.

February 24, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Proposes New Ship Fees to Challenge China

The Trump administration is proposing fees on the use of China’s commercial ships it says could help counter the country’s maritime dominance.

February 24, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Ohio Funds Academic-Supply Chain Effort to Fill Future Jobs

Funds to improve Ohio’s supply chain and logistics industry were included in $5.1 million in grants that Gov. Mike DeWine recently awarded.

February 24, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

TFI Eyes a ‘Brother’ for TForce Freight, Not a Merger

During TFI’s Q4 2024 earnings call with analysts Feb. 20, the company’s top executive said he did not expect any major acquisitions in 2025, after previously promising substantial ones.

February 21, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Bank of Canada Sees Tariffs Wiping Out Growth for Years

While Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem insists there’s a limit to a monetary policy response to a tariff war, he has a clear view of the damage it could have on the Canadian economy.

February 21, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Standard Forwarding Freight Buys Midwest LTL Carrier From DHL

Standard Forwarding Freight bought the assets of Midwest less-than-truckload carrier Standard Forwarding from DHL Freight for an undisclosed sum.

February 21, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

How Brokers, Carriers and Shippers Are Fighting Theft and Fraud

As technology systems helped advance collaborative freight movements among brokers, carriers and shippers, thieves also have targeted the sector as an area ripe for fraud.

February 21, 2025
Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

Double Brokering Scams Continue to Target Trucking

Brokers make a distinction between co-brokering, done legitimately as a necessity in a fast-paced business environment, and double-brokering, often done by fraudsters.

February 21, 2025
Business, Logistics

KKR’s Sale of Logistics Provider Goodpack Attracts Investors

KKR & Co.’s revived attempt to potentially sell container and logistics services provider Goodpack has attracted interest from global investment firms including Apollo Global Management.

February 21, 2025