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There is much truth in that adage, “If you bought it, a truck brought it.” Ships and planes transport products around the world, but the last stage in the journey to their final destination is frequently via truck. This is true not only of products reaching store shelves, but the transportation of raw materials to factories at the start of the manufacturing process. In the U.S alone, more than 80 percent of all communities rely on trucks for the delivery of food, fuel, clothing and medicine.

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US Trucking Sector Faces Continued Challenges Amid Q1 Slump in Volume and Spending

As the US trucking market continues to grapple with uncertainty, the latest data from US Bank’s Freight Payment Index for… Read More

New technology expedites process of moving shipments of export cargo and import cargo in international trade.

ShipX Automates LTL Booking

Peter Buxbaum 7:00 AM  11/27/2015

Recently launched to the commercial market, ShipX provides an online less-than-truckload (LTL) freight exchange to connect shippers with freight carriers…. Read More

Improving EU transportation infrastructure allows more shipments of import cargo and shipments of export cargo to move in international trade.

EU Scoreboard Shows Transportation is Improving

Peter Buxbaum 8:00 AM  11/26/2015

The European Commission has published the second edition of the EU Transport Scoreboard, which compares how member states perform in… Read More

Funding of infrastructure improvements would allow for the efficient transportation of shipments of export cargo and import cargo in international trade.

NAM Urges Support for Transportation Bill

Haylle Sok 8:00 AM  11/11/2015

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), has sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to support the Surface… Read More

Use of drones in truck yard management facilitates the efficient movement of shipments, including those of export cargo and import cargo in international trade.

Logistics Provider Kenco Explores Drone Technology in Deployment of Yard Management System

Haylle Sok 8:50 AM  11/4/2015

Warehouse automation may soon take to the skies, as logistics provider Kenco teams up with PINC Solutions to explore the… Read More

Expansion of UPS ground hub in Louisville will allow the company to handle more shipments of export cargo and import cargo in international trrade and to provide logistics and supply-chain services in conjunction with that cargo.

UPS Triples the Size of Louisville Package Facility

Haylle Sok 5:00 AM  11/3/2015

UPS will triple the size of its Centennial ground package sorting facility in Louisville and will nearly double package processing… Read More

New UPS facilities teaches drivers proper handling of shipments, including consignments of export cargo and import cargo moving in international trade.

UPS Integrad Opens in Menlo Park, California

Haylle Sok 5:00 AM  11/2/2015

UPS has opened a next-generation driver training facility in Menlo Park, California. The new UPS Integrad facility adds to UPS’s… Read More

Many truckers are at risk for getting into accidents, jeopardizing the delivery of shipments of export cargo and import cargo in international trade.

Lifestyle, Occupational Factors May Put Truck Drivers at Risk

Peter Buxbaum 5:00 AM  10/30/2015

Reports indicate a persistent shortage of truck drivers in the United States and that drivers are leaving the occupation for… Read More

Green efforts at the port of Long Beach mean that shipments of export cargo and shipments of import cargo move in international trade with a lower carbon footprint.

Port of Long Beach Says it Has Surpassed Air Pollution Reduction Milestones

Haylle Sok 5:00 AM  10/29/2015

The Port of Long Beach announced this month that it has surpassed every air pollution reduction milestone set for 2014… Read More

Transportation bill would fund projects which would allow higher volumes of export shipments and import shipments of cargo in international trade to be transported through U.S, ports and on U.S, highways and railroads.

Ports Group ‘Encouraged’ By U.S. House Transportation Bill

Haylle Sok 3:00 AM  10/26/2015

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), “is pleased to see new freight provisions contained in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization &… Read More

Investing in U.S. transportation infrastructure will allow for the more efficient handling of increasing volumes of export cargo and import cargo in international trade,

Draft National Freight Strategic Plan Released

Peter Buxbaum 6:00 AM  10/23/2015

United States Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx earlier this week released the draft National Freight Strategic Plan, which offers specific policy… Read More

Investors are nervous over XPO Logistics acquisitions which include assets that carry shipments of export cargo and shipments of import cargo in international trade.

XPO Logistics: Is It Departing From its Historical Business Focus?

Peter Buxbaum 7:00 AM  10/20/2015

In early September, XPO Logistics agreed to pay $3 billion for Con-way, the less-than-truckload carrier. Wall Street didn’t like the… Read More

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