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Federal highway spending in fiscal 2013 would remain the same as the prior year, but there wouldn’t be funding for TIGER grants or high-speed rail, through a bill introduced in the House Appropr

The Cass Freight Index increased in May, despite signs of

Russia is mulling extending its wide-gauge railroad track to Vienna as part of a plan for a Eurasian land bridge between China and Europe targeted at cargo that currently travels on container ships.

The slowdown in container volumes handled by ports in northern Europe indicates the continent may be slipping into a deeper recession than anticipated, according to the latest North Europe Global Port

The U.S.

Deutsche Post DHL has been ordered to pay 516 million euros ($645 million

Diesel prices across the U.S. in the week ending May 28 fell to the lowest point since mid-January, and less than a cent from the year’s low.

The European Union and the U.S. have agreed to recognize each other’s air cargo security regimes under a hard fought agreement that took effect on June 1.

Transportation and warehousing added 36,000 jobs in May, the largest gain of any industry in a month when only 69,000 jobs were added to non-farm payrolls, according to

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, architect of one of the largest public-private partnerships in U.S.

Shippers are expected to save time and money through the elimination of rescreening cargo on passenger aircraft traveling between the U.S. and Canada.

In an unprecedented sweep, the Department of Transportation shut down 26 bus operators for numerous safety violations after a year-long federal investigation.

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Diesel prices across the U.S. fell to the lowest point since early February, declining 5.9 cents in the week ending May 28 as oil prices crept up.

Federal regulators shut down Texas-based motor carrier Demco Express for serious safety violations, the sixth unsafe trucking

Motor carriers, truck drivers, shippers and freight brokers will have more time to comment on proposed changes to the Compliance, Accountability, Safety or C

Chicago realizes it will have to put more of the heavy infrastructure lifting on its broad shoulders because the federal government isn’t pulling its weight.

As bad as the air cargo industry has fared in recent years, the woes would be so much greater if not for steady growth in U.S. electronics exports.

Critics scoffed two years ago when President Obama announced his National Export Initiative aimed at doubling U.S. exports between 2010 and the end of 2014.

When Nike this month accepted the Federal Maritime Commission Chairman’s Earth Day Award for outstanding shipper leadership and innovation in sustainable ocean transport practices, it affirmed t

Fiscal 2011 produced record agricultural exports from the U.S., and exports for this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, are expected to be almost as strong.

American consumers are spending again, fueling optimism that container shipping this year will see something missed the last two years: a robust pre-holiday peak shipping season.

To gauge the outlook for furniture sales, check the real estate market. When people change homes, they often spend to furnish their new digs.

In the heated political debate over U.S. economic policy, Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one essential goal: China needs to start importing a lot more goods and services from the U.S.

Veteran logistician Pat Moffett has been around since the last time the International Longshoremen’s Association struck at East and Gulf Coast ports — in 1977 — so he’s not get

Footwear importers are looking forward to a strong back-to-school season this year as the industry rebounds from a somewhat disappointing 2011.

Electrolux’s Bjorn Vang Jensen is looking for a new way of negotiating contracts with ocean carriers.

A recently released World Bank report confirms what any shipper who has struggled to get containers out of an Indian port or truckload into inland Africa knows: The pace of logistics improvements has

The Journal of Commerce’s Annual Top 100 Importers and Exporters ranking is based on data from PIERS, a JOC sister company, and other industry sources.

With Congress debating federal surface transportation bills, one would hope there might be an opportunity to create an effective national policy for freight.

Customs and Border Protection may be receiving high grades from the trade community for its attempts to streamline cargo entry and provide uniformity in its far-flung operations, but it’s appare

When I took my 1999 Saab into the shop last year, the service manager told me I would need more than $4,000 in repairs.

Yogi Berra might as well have been talking about the 2012 JOC Top 100 Importers and Exporters rankings when he uttered one of his infamous quotes: “It’s déjà vu, all over aga

Surface Transportation Board Chairman Dan Elliot said this week the regulator would act soon on a compromise to balance pricing concerns of shippers and the need for railroads to stay profitable so th

Manufacturers can spend 50 percent or more of revenue on purchasing parts.

Nineteen persons have been charged with participation in an international car theft ring that exported stolen vehicles through the Port of New York and New Jersey to various countries, primarily in We

The American Trucking Associations is stepping up its campaign to force changes in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability or CSA program, asking Congress to require the Department of Transportation to

Japan’s exports to the United States rose for the sixth consecutive month in April on a year-on-year basis, jumping 42.9 percent to $11.99 billion, according to preliminary figures released by t

Diesel prices across the U.S. dropped below the $4 gallon mark, declining 4.8 cents in the week ending May 21 as oil prices rose more than $1.