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Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., unveiled legislation on March 22 that would reform multi-employer pension plans.

More than a year after taking office, the Obama administration is still looking for a chief of transportation security.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to unsnarl a tangle that leaves carriers and cargo owners questioning who should be liable for damages on cargoes shipped from a foreign port.

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President Obama and members of his cabinet visited several manufacturers and freight shippers Friday to highlight jobs-producing federal investments amid signs the economic recovery is taking hold.

The federal government is sending out $338.9 million to 18 states and American Samoa to help them repair bridges and roads damaged by a number of storms in recent years.

March brought increases in employment across U.S. surface transportation industries, with mild job gains in trucking, rail and waterborne commerce breaking a long downtrend during the recession.

Economic activity for manufacturers surged in March at the fastest pace since July 2004, according to a survey of supply executives.

A congressional panel set a hearing for May 5 on proposals to allow the economic regulation of harbor trucking, an issue that has sharply divided shippers and trade groups from a handful of ports and

Kerry Logistics opened the first phase of a logistics center in Danang in central Vietnam.

New orders in the nation's factories in February increased $2.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $383.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday.

The Department of Transportation has paid out $10 billion to states for highway repairs and other transport project work completed under last year’s stimulus package to shore up the economy.

The Department of Transportation proposed a rule Wednesday that would make permanent a two-month-old ban on cell-phone texting by truck and bus drivers.

Patty Senecal, a former trucking industry executive and spokeswoman for the warehousing and goods movement industry in California, was hired as manager of Southern California operations for the Wester

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood tapped 10 leading analysts representing the freight industry, state highway agencies and academia to advise his Department on data it gathers.

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico soared 19.5 percent from January 2009 to January 2010 in the largest

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Teamsters General President James P.

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is preparing to launch e-commerce operations in China and Japan as part of a global effort to increase its online presence, the Financial Times reports.

Criminal elements are becoming increasingly creative in using the internet to pull off cargo thefts throughout the supply chain, law enforcement detectives told a meeting of Harbor Truckers for a Sust

President Obama named Alan D. Bersin to be U.S.

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Customs administrations around the world are beginning to spin a web of mutual recognition agreements aimed at harmonizing supply chain security efforts and making goods flow more smoothly across bord

It may not be clear when the Senate might vote on a committee bill to tighten competition rules for freight railroads, but a key lawmaker says disgruntled rail executives know the legislation is

A Maine railroad’s plans to shut down 233 miles of track has state and federal officials scrambling to find ways to keep it operating for 22 freight shippers.

U.S. trade with Latin America is rebounding from the depths of the 2009 global recession thanks to strong economic fundamentals in the region.

When companies consider outsourcing freight payment services, they should have a thorough understanding of their own requirements and the vendor’s capabilities.

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Almost everyone believes exports are a cure for many of the ailments afflicting the U.S. economy. They can help close the huge U.S.

Four years ago, transportation spending at enterprise communications systems company Avaya was a relatively unmanaged process.

Conflict is swirling around the crash-avoidance technology known as positive train control.

The stunning theft of up to $75 million worth of pharmaceuticals from an Eli Lilly warehouse this month has other companies wondering: Could it happen to us?

Robert Harding, President Obama’s second nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration withdrew from consideration Friday after questions were raised about the former military offic

After the sharpest decline in more than 70 years, world trade is set to rebound in 2010 by growing at 9.5 percent, the World Trade Organization said Friday.

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Logistics provider CEVA Group refinanced some $1.33 billion in debt this week, extending the maturity date and giving the company greater financial flexibility.

A business-backed coalition is pressing the House of Representatives to act quickly on pension funding reform before April deadlines that affect defined benefit plans.

President Obama remains opposed to raising federal fuel taxes while the economy is trying to recover despite calls in Congress to increase those fees to fund new legislation, said Deputy Transportatio

Two groups representing large retailers and importers are urging Congress to preserve the “first sale” rule for valuing imported goods.

The Supreme Court may have to decide whether or not ocean carriers will be considered “railroads” for cargo liability purposes after oral arguments on Wednesday morning.