As they evaluate the implications of the coronavirus, some state trucking associations have adjusted the schedules of their truck driving championships.
March 16, 2020Logistics 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.
Amazon Warns of Delivery Delays as Coronavirus Elevates Demand
Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. is warning its customers may see some delivery delays, and some items could be out of stock as the impact from the coronavirus spreads across the country. The company says the increase in people buying things online is having an effect on how it serves its customers.
March 16, 2020Trucking Not Immune From Worries Over COVID-19
For fleets, COVID-19 portends worse news in a freight market that already was slowing, executives said, as businesses urge their staff to work from home and consumers withdraw from daily activities.
March 12, 2020Supply Chain Disruptions Rise Due to Virus
The coronavirus is having a growing impact on supply chains, according to a new survey by the Institute for Supply Management in a report the Tempe, Ariz.-based nonprofit released March 11.
March 12, 2020Cargo Not Affected as Trump Suspends Travel From Europe to US
WASHINGTON — Taking drastic action March 11, President Donald Trump announced he is cutting off travel from Europe to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the daily lives of Americans. Restrictions won't apply to cargo.
March 11, 2020UPS Names Next CEO; Tomé to Succeed Abney
UPS Inc. on March 12 announced a leadership succession plan that named former ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Depot Chief Financial Officer Carol Tomé as the company’s next CEO, succeeding David Abney.
March 11, 2020XPO to Acquire Majority of Kuehne + Nagel’s UK-Based Contract Logistics Operations
XPO Logistics is acquiring the majority of the United Kingdom-based contract logistics operations of Kuehne + Nagel, according to a March 9 news release.
March 10, 2020Ports Post Volume Declines Over Coronavirus Fears
Newly released figures from some of the nation’s major ports show cargo volumes are slumping as they struggle to recover from the U.S.-China trade war and now the steep downturn in factory output from China in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak.
March 10, 2020Higher N.J. Tolls Pitched to Pay for Turnpike, Parkway Projects
New Jersey is pushing for higher passenger-vehicle tolls this year — and regular increases in the future — to pay for improvements to its Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.
March 10, 2020Auto Industry’s Coronavirus Fears Shift From Supply to Demand
Automakers and suppliers across the globe have been scrambling to keep production going after the coronavirus shuttered parts plants across China. But now a bigger fear is emerging: Consumers may be in no mood to buy cars and trucks.
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