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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.
 

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Trucking Adjusts in Cities Hit Hardest by the Coronavirus

Fleet operations have had to be nimble to navigate amid disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus, particularly in hard-hit cities such as New York, San Francisco, New Orleans and Detroit.

April 21, 2020
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Truck Tonnage Up 4.3% Year-Over-Year on Coronavirus Surge

Truck tonnage rose 4.3% year-over-year in March on gains in selected business sectors, according to American Trucking Associations.

April 21, 2020
BusinessFuelLogistics

World’s Biggest Oil Storage Firm Says Almost All Space Sold

The world’s biggest independent oil storage company has all but run out of space for crude and refined products as a result of the fast-expanding glut that COVID-19 has created.

April 21, 2020
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

Covenant Relocates Texarkana Terminal Operations

Covenant Transportation Group is planning to close its Texarkana, Ark., terminal and relocate operations to other facilities, the company announced April 20.

April 21, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

FRA Announces $311 Million in Funding Availability

More than $311 million in funding is available for projects designed to improve freight and passenger rail connectivity, federal railroad regulators announced this month.

April 20, 2020
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UPS Shipping First Ventilators From GM Facility to Hospitals

UPS is shipping ventilators made in a General Motors facility to hospitals in the Chicago area.

April 17, 2020
BusinessLogistics

Amazon Nudges Customers Away From Nonessential Items

The pandemic has many of us acting in unusual ways, and the world’s largest e-commerce company is no exception: Amazon.com has begun discouraging users from buying things they don’t need.

April 17, 2020
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Convoy Underwrites Cost to Ship to Local Food Banks

Digital freight broker Convoy announced it will pay the trucking costs for any food-producing business in the U.S. wanting to donate a truckload of product to a local food bank.

April 17, 2020
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

TireHub Relocates Two Texas Facilities

TireHub relocated two Texas logistics centers to provide expanded services and greater inventory, the company announced April 15.

April 17, 2020
BusinessLogistics

The Global Airline Shutdown Has a Surprise Victim: Gold Miners

The collapse in commercial air travel amid global coronavirus restrictions has an unexpected casualty — gold miners looking to transport their metal to refineries.

April 17, 2020