Net orders for North American Class 8 trucks totaled 22,800 units in March 2017, relatively unchanged from the previous month and 41 percent from the previous year, according to freight transportation analyst FTR.
FedEx Freight President and CEO Mike Ducker and Werner Enterprises President and CEO Derek Leathers told a Senate subcommittee the U.S. must invest more in its roads and bridges for the trucking industry to continue to operate safely and efficiently.
U.S. gets first look at being bypassed in global trade talks as TPP nations (and China) convene in Chile
Trump pushes protectionism, but GE CEO Immelt sees technology integration as path to high-value factory jobs
New BIS license rules on exports to Hong Kong takes effect April 19
Twill, the new digital freight forwarding start-up, will officially be open to new customers from April 10, allowing users to instantly place bookings, manage documentation and track shipments.
Following public comment and stakeholder input on a June 2016 advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, the Surface Transportation Board has proposed rules to “help improve and expedite” cases involving litigation over railroad rates.
Matson Navigation Company will begin using SSA Terminals for stevedoring and terminal services at the Port of Tacoma after its agreement with APMT expires on Dec. 31, 2017.
The commercial aircraft manufacturer signed a memorandum of agreement with Iran Aseman Airlines for 30 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes valued at $3 billion, with deliveries slated to begin in early 2022.
The Commerce Department said U.S. exports of goods and services in February reached a value of $192.9 billion, slightly more than January at $192.5 billion, and up from $180.7 billion in February 2016.
French state railway subsidiary SNCF Logistics and Marseilles-based shipping container technology firm Traxens have been conducting collaborative research for the past year on a real-time rail tracking system expected to be operational in second half 2017.
The Finnish logistics company said it has four LNG-fueled ships under construction, and is planning on expanding its fleet of LNG-fueled trucks from 40 to between 150-200.
The Polish port has plans to expand and boost capacity by adding more deep-water transshipment quays and establishing the Central Port, along with building a new roll-on/roll-off terminal in the Outer Port.
The 13,800-TEU MSC Daniela was brought to anchor near the Colombo Lighthouse after containers on board burst into flames late last night about 120 nautical miles off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Trump nominee for undersecretary for export administration brings national security background
Lowell, Ark.-based trucking and intermodal logistics provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened a new enterprise sales office in Toronto, its first in Canada, the company said in a statement.
Lesson from the election is that new thinking on tax, trade, and foreign policy might be required
In addition to two daily narrowbody flights already in operation, American Airlines has launched a new daily, nonstop widebody service between San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín Airport (SJU) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).
The new service will be established in partnership with Pacific Coast Express and Speedy Transport Group starting May 22.
The new multi-purpose, turboprop aircraft, the AN-132D, took off on its maiden flight March 31.
