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Manhattan Associates said its licensing revenue from supply chain management software tumbled an estimated 75 percent in the first quarter.

New orders for manufactured durable goods increased in February for the first time in six months, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau on April 2.

The union representing train engineers is flatly opposing a proposed law to strip the big freight rail lines of their limited antitrust immunity, and urging key lawmakers to meet with shippers and car

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is expected to sign a bill April 1 that would raise the state speed limit for trucks on state highways from 55 mph to 65 mph.

Oklahoma State University is taking alternative fuels back to school.

Workers in Alabama — including transportation workers — may soon be able to bring guns to work, as long as they store them in locked vehicles.

Representatives of large trucking companies and small independent operators are shifting into high gear in the battle over truck size and weight limits on Capitol Hill.

London -- The International Chamber of Commerce urged the leaders of the G-20 countries to take steps to restore trade finance to normal levels following a collapse amid the deepening global financial

The Superior Court of Washington for King County ruled FedEx Ground pick up and delivery drivers are independent contractors and not legally full-time employees.

Scores of airport runway projects estimated at nearly $1 billion have received initial clearance by the Federal Aviation Administration so local officials can put their construction plans out to bid.<

Schenker Deutschland appointed Dr. Michael Kluger member of the management board for contract logistics.

Canada has paid the United States $37 million after an international tribunal found it had breached the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement between them.

In the fourth quarter of 2008, 41 of the 50 U.S. states experienced declines in personal income, largely as a result of falling wage disbursements, said a report by U.S.

Cargotec won its first commercial contract for a Cargotec Port Security spreader-mounted radiation detection system.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the appointment of disaster recovery veteran Janet L.

Responding to a proposal to designate specific coastal water areas as an Emission Control Areas, the American Association of Port Authorities on Monday praised the U.S.

The Transportation Security Administration needs to dig deeper to find out how protected the nation&rsquo;s trucks are against a terrorist attack, according to the U.S.

Germany, Europe's largest economy, needs to accelerate its fiscal stimulus measures because of the severity of the recession facing Europe, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development s

Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, proposed the creation of a $50 billion global trade liquidity program on Tuesday, March 31, to be considered by the World Bank board this week.

Evergreen Group founder Chang Yung-fa said Tuesday that Evergreen Marine, his group's container shipping line, will reregister a number of its ships back under the Singapore flag after having pulled t

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico took its steepest dive ever in January to the lowest monthly dollar

Finnish crane-maker Kalmar, which supplies cargo-handling equipment for marine terminals around the world, has found a new market in the United States.

The Environmental Protection Agency on March 30 proposed creation of an emissions control area that would require ships to burn cleaner fuels within 230 miles (200 nautical miles) of U.S.

Transite, a transportation management technology company, launched a service which aggregates the best rates from numerous 3PLs.

The American Lung Association is encouraging the United States to establish an offshore emission control area to reduce air pollution from vessels operating in U.S. waters.

Beginning April 1, the Chinese government will increase tax rebate rates on selected exports.

Drivers in cross-border operations to Mexico and along the U.S.

The Department of Transportation should have legislation drafted to allow Mexican trucks to operate in the United States by the time President Obama visits Mexico on April 16 and 17, according to a de

When President Obama reached into the labor ranks to choose the next chief of the Federal Railroad Administration, he handed the job of top rail safety regulator to someone who has spent years pursuin

Rather than wringing their hands over slumping sales and mounting inventories, a number of retail importers are moving to wring every extra penny out of their supply chain costs.

A number of short-sea shipping advocates believe an exemption to the Harbor Maintenance Tax would go a long way toward achieving parity in costs with truck or rail transport.

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Transportation labor applauded President Obama&rsquo;s choice of Randy Babbitt, former chief of the Air Line Pilots Association, to be the next Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

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The American Association of Exporters and Importers is looking for a sharper pencil in the federal regulatory process.

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The Coast Guard is taking the first step in defining how facilities should use electronic readers for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential.

Karen J. Rae takes office March 30 as deputy administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, the first appointee by President Obama to move into the agency.