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  • Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivers remarks and answers questions in his office, commenting on supply chain obstacles and its outlook.
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    DOT Secretary Buttigieg highlights federal aid’s impact on supply chains

    “Our supply chains are stronger, are more resilient, than they were three-and-a-half years ago,” he said during a keynote address Wednesday.

    By • July 24, 2024
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    How a Canada railroad workers’ strike could affect supply chains

    Logistics managers have been making contingency plans since at least May, when the threat of disruption escalated.

    By • July 24, 2024
  • Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles on February 7, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Explore the Trendline➔
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    Top 5 stories from Supply Chain Dive

    Here’s how companies are navigating rising costs, prolonged supply shortages and dangerous geopolitical tensions across global supply chain networks.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
  • An XPO truck drives in Dallas.
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    XPO launches Mexico+ cross-border shipping service

    The carrier's Yellow Corp. terminal acquisitions have allowed it to expand to seven border crossing points for faster delivery times.

    By • July 22, 2024
  • Sun sets in the clouds over the Interstate Bridge across the Columbia River, which connects Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.
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    DOT rolls out $5B in bridge infrastructure grants

    The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is funding 13 economically significant projects to address traffic and freight bottlenecks.

    By • July 17, 2024
  • Nikola Walmart hydrogen truck battery electric
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    Walmart Canada debuts hydrogen truck

    The Nikola tractor contributes to the retailer’s goal of a 100% alternatively powered fleet by 2028.

    By • July 15, 2024
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    Supply chain data-sharing leader promoted in federal multimodal office

    Andrew Petrisin, creator of the DOT's Freight Logistics Optimization Works program, has been named deputy assistant secretary.

    By • July 11, 2024
  • A truck is stranded on a flooded highway.
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    How Hurricane Beryl is impacting logistics operations in Houston

    Although most cargo services have resumed, carriers are now working through the ensuing backlog.

    By , , , • July 10, 2024
  • A truck travels across a bridge as the sun sets behind the bridge.
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    Canadian border agents ratify labor deal

    The new agreement for the more than 9,000 represented employees runs through June 2026.

    By • July 8, 2024
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    Canada rail workers keep window open for strike

    The Teamsters union division voted to re-authorize labor action as it awaits a government ruling that would permit it.

    By • July 1, 2024
  • A FedEx Freight truck is stationed at a dock door.
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    The next big LTL shakeup? FedEx explores options for Freight division

    Any sale or spinoff would follow a shift by large carriers toward pure-play operations — and could further consolidate an LTL sector still reeling from Yellow’s demise.

    By • June 27, 2024
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    Canadian border agents to decide on new labor deal by July 4

    Starting June 20, union members will vote on a tentative four-year agreement that forestalled a potential strike.

    By • June 14, 2024
  • In an aerial view, the Juno Horizon, a Japanese bulk vessel, sails though the cleared Fort McHenry Channel in the Patapsco River on June 11 in Baltimore, Maryland. The federal shipping channel has fully reopened more than two months after the cargo ship Dali hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and cutting off vessel access to the port.
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    Deep Dive // Baltimore bridge collapse

    The Port of Baltimore is reopened from the bridge collapse. How much cargo will return?

    With wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse removed, leaders are bullish on the port’s ability to retain customers.

    By • June 13, 2024
  • A truck hauls a red Textainer shipping container on a blue chassis with Port of Virginia mudflaps on tree-lined Interstate 95 North in Maryland.
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    FMCSA extends Baltimore bridge collapse emergency waivers

    The second, and likely final, extension of electronic logging devices and hours of service rules ends June 22.

    By • June 13, 2024
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    Border agents reach tentative deal with Canadian government

    The union had threatened to strike on Friday if negotiations continued to stall.

    By • June 11, 2024
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    Canadian border agents set Friday strike deadline

    The union has renewed its threats to take job action if no deal is reached this week.

    By • June 10, 2024
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    3PL to open Texas transportation center in Q3

    The site will coordinate drayage, intermodal and final-mile services for ITS Logistics’ Fort Worth distribution hub.

    By • June 10, 2024
  • Trucks drives across a bridge.
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    Canada border agent strike averted, for now

    The union representing border agents called off job action until further notice as mediated talks will continue until Wednesday.

    By • June 7, 2024
  • A tractor-trailer travels in the evening light in Canada.
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    Transfix sells brokerage to NFI, pivots its business

    The digital firm will focus on selling software as a service.

    By • June 6, 2024
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    Flexport expands Convoy load board to brokers

    The logistics tech firm says its AI-driven digital platform will lower procurement and load management costs as much as 90%.

    By • June 5, 2024
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    Canada border disruption? What shippers should know about a possible strike

    If a strike happens, shippers can expect lengthy delays moving freight on trucks between the U.S. and Canada.

    By • Updated June 7, 2024
  • The frontal view of three electric trucks.
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    Forum Mobility breaks ground on Port of Long Beach charging station

    The facility will be equipped with 44 dispensers to power trucking fleets, including Amazon's.

    By S.L. Fuller • May 24, 2024
  • Birds eye view of hydrogen tanks surrounded by a wire fence and cars.
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    Toyota debuts renewable energy system at Port of Long Beach

    The resources generated by the new system will support Toyota Logistics Services’ vehicle-processing and distribution center at the port.

    By S.L. Fuller • May 23, 2024
  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at an April 5 news conference near the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
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    How supply chains used FLOW after the Baltimore bridge collapse

    C.H. Robinson, ITS Logistics, Home Depot and IMC Companies shared insights on the federal data-sharing platform designed to improve visibility of disruptions.

    By , , • May 15, 2024
  • A large warehouse surrounded by a a parking lot and trucking lot.
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    Walmart streamlines fulfillment with third consolidation center

    The facility places suppliers' less-than-truckload shipments into truckload hauls before sending them off to regional distribution centers.

    By S.L. Fuller • May 13, 2024
  • Amazon is rolling out 50 Volvo heavy-duty VNR Electric trucks in California.
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    Amazon to roll out 50 heavy-duty electric trucks in California

    The Volvo VNR Electric trucks are the company's largest deployment of Class 8 vehicles.

    By • May 10, 2024