In an 18-month experiment, the city plans to limit car and truck traffic from a six-block stretch of the road, establishing a corridor featuring express buses, wide bike lanes and pedestrian-friendly walkways. The bus service will start in June.
April 24, 2019Logistics 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.
New York City to Limit Cars, Trucks on 14th Street in Traffic-Cutting Experiment
Walmart Creates Supply Chain to Stock 500 US Stores With Angus Beef
Walmart, The nation’s biggest grocer has partnered with a Texas cattle rancher and other industry-related businesses to provide a steady supply of no-hormone-added Angus beef to 500 of its U.S. stores beginning later this year.
April 24, 2019Trump Said to Consider Waiving US Ship Mandate for Natural Gas
President Donald Trump is considering waiving the requirement that only U.S.-flagged vessels can move goods from American ports to Puerto Rico or energy-starved areas of the Northeast, according to sources familiar with the deliberations.
April 24, 2019ATRI Calls for Operational Cost Data From Fleets
The American Transportation Research Institute is looking for for-hire motor carriers to participate in the annual update to its Operational Costs of Trucking report.
April 24, 2019Perspective: The Time Is Now for Blockchain in Transportation
In the transport and logistics sector, skepticism about blockchain remains, which means it’s important to note the advantages of blockchain but also clear up some possible misconceptions, says John Monarch of ShipChain.
April 23, 2019UPS Sees Payoff From $20 Billion Tech Bet, but Investors Remain Wary
UPS Inc. is counting on algorithms you can’t see to prove that investors were wrong to doubt its three-year, $20 billion technological makeover. It’s all part of CEO David Abney’s bet on squeezing out costs and becoming more nimble as UPS adjusts to surging e-commerce deliveries.
April 23, 2019ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index Slips in March
American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index in March declined 2.3% after decreasing 1.5% in February.
April 23, 2019Kohl’s Surges on Deal to Expand Amazon Ties in Return Policy
Kohl’s Corp. shares jumped the most in almost four months after the company said it will begin accepting returns for Amazon.com customers at all of its stores starting in July, expanding a program it started in 2017.
April 23, 2019Alphabet’s Drone Delivery Business Cleared for Takeoff by FAA
An offshoot of Alphabet Inc.’s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an important step that gives it the legal authority to begin dropping products to actual customers.
April 23, 2019Cameron Ramsdell to Lead Newly Formed U.S. Xpress Ventures
U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. announced it established U.S. Xpress Ventures, a business unit focused on developing and implementing new asset-based business models and technology strategies within the company. It named Cameron Ramsdell president of the new unit.
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