COVID-19 pandemic

City checks off many of the distribution center site boxes.

USPS chief DeJoy says agency is in “financially unsustainable position absent significant fundamental change.”

Lead times within electronics supply chains are increasing due to trade wars, COVID-19 and the lack of raw materials.

Despite economic uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, freight demand drove July Class 8 orders to their highest levels in six months.

Deutsche Post DHL saw a significant rise in e-commerce activity during the second quarter due to continued COVID-19 travel restrictions and retail store closures.

Former Uber executive Anthony Levandowski was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty in March to one count of stealing Google trade secrets.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission found during its Fact Finding 29 investigation that the Port of New York and New Jersey showed supply chain resolve during the coronavirus pandemic.

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OOIDA warns suspending federal excise tax would hit Highway Trust Fund.

DCLI chief commercial officer warns shippers and truckers who seek a national chassis pool: Be careful what you wish for.

Company one of 12 airline contractors under loan scrutiny.

UPS pilots are seeking protections from aggressive health safety measures in Hong Kong but aren’t going as far as their counterparts at FedEx.

Rickenbacker Airport, a low-hassle alternative to some big airports, set cargo records in June handling COVID supplies.

Trump opposed CARES Act loan in May unless agency raised rates it charged Amazon

Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries fell by more than half over the past six months, compared to the same period last year.

Airline industry officials are more pessimistic about a recovery after seeing a decline in consumer confidence and coronavirus surges in some countries. Cargo has more near-term upside, but June volumes were disappointing for carriers.

It’s not an accident that United Airlines’ cargo business in the second quarter dwarfed that of Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

Truck drivers still gripe about long detention times, equipment and adapting to new technology. But they speak positively about communication from their companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pilot Co. is joining a growing list of major truck stop chains, including Love’s Travel Stops and TravelCenters of America, that will start requiring all customers to wear face coverings this week to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

Airfreight looks like a haven for some ocean shippers that can’t find reliable, affordable transportation, but it probably won’t be that way for long because more businesses will need to move goods by air in the coming months and there aren’t enough planes.