Supply chain

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

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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.

The National Association for Business Economics said its quarterly survey of economists foresees continued moderate growth through 2

Footwear sales in the U.S. were up 7.9 percent in March, rising to a near-record $2.41 billion, just short of the $2.45 billion record set in February.

Two years after federal regulators launched the Compliance, Safety and Accountability initiative, the program is still incomplete, lacking a long-promised and crucial component: a new motor carrier sa

Few industries can match the repetitive practices of automobile importers. “We use the same carriers. We ship to the same destinations.

It’s a sad state of affairs when the most anyone can hope for in the next surface transportation bill is that Congress calls for what most developing countries have had for years: a national fre

XPO Logistics is willing to suffer some short-term pain in return for long-term gain, taking a first quarter loss of $2.7 million while planning to complete multiple acquisitions worth $250 million in

The Obama administration’s loosening of restrictions on a costly crash-avoidance technology mandate this month did little to bring great joy to major U.S. railroads.

Retailers, homebuilders and importers are urging Congress to take a fresh look at an environmental law that was amended four years ago to combat trafficking in illegal logging and lumber production.

Converging consumer and business technologies are changing the way motor carriers connect with truck drivers and customers at an increasingly rapid pace.

The Transportation Security Administration will begin screening all cargo arriving from international passenger flights in early December, a year after the agency was tasked to expand its screening re

The Japanese economy grew 1.0 percent in the January-March quarter from the preceding quarter, or at an annualized pace of 4.1 percent, in real terms, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report o

Worried about driver and capacity shortages? Don’t forget the “spectrum crunch.”

Federal regulators shut down an Alabama-based trucking company after finding the carrier violated rules regarding hours-of-service rules, driver qualifications and vehicle maintenance.

With transportation representing the biggest cost factor in the domestic supply chain, retailers are locating their inland distribution facilities as close to rail ramps as possible, an industrial rea

Kerry Logistics is further expanding its logistics footprint in the interior provinces of China as OEM customers move inland in search of lower land and labor costs and to better serve the booming dom

The United States has formed a number of security partnerships with other nations since the terrorist attacks of Sept.

The October 2010 discovery of bomb-making materials from Yemen in express air cargo shipments bound for the U.S. served as a wake-up call for Customs and Border Protection.

When trucking companies are stung by rising costs, third-party logistics providers share their pain, very quickly.

China’s domestic market remains shaky and a full export recovery is far from certain, a leading economist says.

Major Japanese international freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express, Inc.

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Freight ton-miles carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.8 percent in March from February, the Transportat

Siemens and DB Schenker have signed a framework agreement, which covers the global contract logistics relationship between the two German companies.

CEVA Logistics, which has filed for an initial stock offering, said its first quarter revenue rose 2 percent but earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell 7 percent from a ye

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A federal grand jury in Miami indicted 11 men for sale and distribution of $100 million in stolen freight, including $75 million in pharmaceuticals taken in the brazen burglary of an Eli Lilly & C

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard Lidinsky Jr.

Lead the people by laws and regulate them by penalties, and the people will try to keep out of jail, but will have no sense of shame.

The push by U.S. ports for more federal dredging dollars is finally beginning to make waves in Congress.

Much of the reason the North American railroad industry continually leads other freight modes in profitability is its ability to match demand with capacity. This year looks to be no different.

The transportation and warehousing industries appear to have added jobs between March and April, while public transportation job losses shrank the total industry employment by 16,600.

The decision by the U.S. and the European Union to recognize each other’s trusted shippers is expected to save those companies money through speedier customs authorization.

The manufacturing numbers tell the story of why China’s economy is undergoing a fundamental restructuring.

California’s low carbon fuel standard will contribute to the increasing price of diesel in the state, as high as $6.69 a gallon by 2020, according to a study conducted for the California Truckin

The American Trucking Associations is urging Congress to require drivers to use electronic on-board recorders, while independent owner-operators argue the technology has no safety or cost benefits.

China's official Purchasing Managers' Index expanded for a fifth month in April, aided by expanding export orders.