The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s determination that motor carriers are exempt from California’s stringent meal-and-rest-break rules.
January 15, 2021Logistics News
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.
Court Upholds FMCSA Exemption of Trucking From California Rest Break Rules
Amazon Keeps Buying Jets to Move Closer to 30-Minute Delivery Dream
Amazon .com Inc. can’t meet its one- and two-day shipping pledge to customers without an ever-expanding fleet of pricey jets.
January 15, 2021Surging Shipping Rates Pose New Headwind for Global Economy
Shocks to supply chains are engulfing a wider swath of the global economy as the pandemic rages on, threatening to stifle Asia’s trade-led recovery just as soaring freight rates make it harder for businesses to weather another year like 2020.
January 14, 2021East Coast Warehouse Acquires Temp-Distribution of Maryland
Temperature-controlled logistics provider East Coast Warehouse & Distribution has acquired Temp-Distribution of Maryland Inc.
January 14, 2021DB Schenker Halts Deliveries to UK Due to Brexit Trouble
DB Schenker, a major logistics company owned by German rail giant Deutsche Bahn AG, suspended deliveries to the U.K. due to “significant” problems caused by post-Brexit red tape.
January 14, 2021Recent Acquisitions Bode Well for Trucking in 2021
Several recent acquisitions are signaling a robust 2021 for trucking.
January 13, 2021DHL Owner Deutsche Post Reaps Profit Boost as Virus Spurs Demand
Deutsche Post AG reported record earnings as its DHL express-delivery arm benefited from a surge in home shopping spurred by the coronavirus crisis.
January 12, 2021XPO Names Leadership Team for New Logistics Business
XPO Logistics Inc. on Jan. 12 announced the senior leadership team for the upcoming spinoff of its logistics segment.
January 12, 2021GM Announces New Electric Delivery Van, Electric Pallet
The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a new business unit to serve it.
January 12, 2021Exports Boosted US Shale Market, but Long-Term Demand Uncertain
These past five years could very well go down as the best years that U.S. shale oil exporters will ever see.
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