UTi Worldwide, a global logistics company bought earlier this year by a Danish competitor, is laying off 96 employees from its downtown Portland office.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Freight 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, 2016Soil Trucks in Central Massachusetts Routinely Overweight, According to Analysis
DUDLEY, Mass. — At 8:13 a.m. on June 30, a truck hauling construction soil from the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission pulled onto the scales at its destination, a Dudley quarry that is being filled, weighing in at 134,900 pounds.
November 15, 2016Pinched by Fewer Energy Products, Rail Carriers Broadening Customers
This year will be another disappointing one for freight rail carriers hauling fewer carloads of coal and natural-gas drilling supplies through southwestern Pennsylvania.
November 15, 2016Connecticut Ponders Trump's Infrastructure Promises
On its face, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s trillion-dollar plan for nationwide infrastructure improvements is good news, even for Democrats such as Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
November 14, 2016UPS to Spend $196 Million on Florida Facility
UPS Inc. announced plans Nov. 11 to invest $196 million in its ground package hub in Jacksonville, Florida. The expansion will add more than 260,000 square feet to UPS’ 560,000-square-foot building along with advanced technology and operations automation.
November 14, 2016