While consumers can shop online and track packages from the minute they leave the distribution center to their front door, some of the country’s biggest importers can’t get the same precise information about their own imports.
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Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore dive into the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies. They address trade challenges, mergers, sector trends and more.
Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Expected to Be Busiest Since 2007
This Thanksgiving will be the busiest for nationwide travel since 2007, with 48.7 million Americans expected to travel at least 50 miles this year, according to auto club AAA.
November 17, 2016Port of New Orleans Chief Highlights Cargo Gains in Final Address
It may have been his 16th and final State of the Port address, but Gary LaGrange didn't sound ready to step back.
November 17, 2016Might Trucking Executive Be Trump's Pick to Head DOT?
Politico has listed James S. Simpson, 59, of Wayne, Pennsylvania — chairman of Victory Worldwide Transportation and former New Jersey Department of Transportation commissioner under Gov. Chris Christie — as a possible candidate to head the U.S. Department of Transportation.
November 17, 2016UTi Worldwide to Lay Off 96 More Employees After Merger
UTi Worldwide, a global logistics company bought earlier this year by a Danish competitor, is laying off 96 employees from its downtown Portland office.
November 17, 2016Freight Rail Poised for Manufacturing Boom, Norfolk Southern Exec Says
INDIANAPOLIS — A top rail executive sees America’s growing energy independence fueling a manufacturing boom that in coming years will increase freight rail traffic, especially in centrally located states such as Indiana.
November 17, 2016UPS to Begin Holiday Cargo Shipments Out of San Bernardino International Airport
UPS Inc. announced Nov. 15 it will begin seasonal cargo operations out of San Bernardino International Airport for the month of December.
November 16, 2016Shipping Companies Expect Holiday Package Volume to Skyrocket
Delivery companies are preparing for a barrage of delivery requests by adding new jobs and warning customers of deadlines as retail holiday sales begin.
November 16, 2016Proposed Chicago Bypass Freight Railroad Could Have Capacity for 110 Trains a Day
A Great Lakes Basin Railroad forecast shows as many as 60 trains riding its rails daily through southern Lake and Porter counties in Indiana by its third year of operations, with that number declining to the low 50s and finally to 22 at the railroad's eastern terminus in LaPorte County.
November 16, 2016Port of Virginia Reports Another Single-Month Record for Container Volume
Two months after reporting that August was its all-time-busiest month, the port has another record-breaker on its hands.
November 15, 2016