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  • The entrance to the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C.
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    Retrieved from GAO.
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    Q&A

    10 minutes with DOT’s multimodal office head

    Deputy Assistant Secretary Allison Dane Camden discussed her background, her new office's staffing and the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative's progress in an interview.

    By • Dec. 12, 2023
  • Trucks, including an armored car, pass through U.S. customs on October 17, 2016 in Laredo, Texas.
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    Deep Dive

    Logistics companies race to adapt to shifting supply chains

    Carriers in ocean, air cargo, rail and trucking are launching new services and tweaking their networks amid evolving global trade flows.

    By , , , • Dec. 11, 2023
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    Trendline

    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
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    Courtesy of Union Pacific

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    Union Pacific plans Phoenix intermodal terminal to lure regional shippers

    The new service would provide a rail option that connects the Southwest U.S. to Southern California’s top ports.

    By • Dec. 5, 2023
  • Estes Express Lines' headquarters is in a former life insurance building on West Broad Street in Richmond.
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    Timeline: How Estes responded to a cyberattack

    The trucking company actively communicated with shippers during its crisis as the carrier worked to restore its systems.

    By • Nov. 29, 2023
  • President Joe Biden gives remarks on his Trucking Action Plan on the South Lawn of the White House in front of a pair of trucks.
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    White House launches DOT Multimodal Freight Office

    The office, created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will develop a national multimodal freight network and advance freight logistics improvements.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
  • An Old Dominion Freight Line truck pulls two trailers
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    Old Dominion to raise rates for second time this year

    The year-end increase is effective almost a month sooner than the one the LTL carrier executed at the beginning of this year.

    By • Nov. 14, 2023
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    Provided by The Port of Los Angeles

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    Los Angeles, Long Beach ports offering $60M to aid in purchase of zero-emission trucks

    The vouchers to acquire Class 8 drayage trucks come ahead of emissions rules for new trucks in California.

    By • Nov. 13, 2023
  • J.B. Hunt shipping containers are stacked on a BNSF train.
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    JB Hunt, BNSF’s new service seeks to convert just-in-time shipments to intermodal

    The trucking and rail giants are promising up to 95% on-time delivery for goods shipped on their joint Quantum service.

    By • Nov. 10, 2023
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    Shutterstock.com/THEPALMER

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    Apple, Amazon, Nike and others back new push to decarbonize supply chains

    The Clean Energy Procurement Academy uses the expertise of its founding members to help suppliers transition to renewable energy sources.

    By • Nov. 2, 2023
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    Flexport buys Convoy’s tech stack, plans to relaunch truckload service

    Convoy’s network of more than 80,000 carriers will help Flexport build out its nascent trucking services, CEO Ryan Petersen said.

    By • Nov. 1, 2023
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    Obtained from Business Wire. 

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    Convoy closes, unable to find buyer

    The logistics startup’s CEO and co-founder blamed weak freight and capital markets in a layoff letter to employees. 

    By • Oct. 19, 2023
  • Empty container sit stacked at a pop-up container yard by the Port of Los Angeles on December 16, 2021.
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    Tracker

    US ports by volume: How maritime cargo trends are stacking up

    The amount of containers handled at 12 major gateways can help show how the economy is faring. Use this tracker to dig into trends by seaport, coast and month.

    By , • Updated April 23, 2024
  • Inland Port Green in South Carolina. Image taken from ports photo gallery Sept. 2020.
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    Courtesy of South Carolina Ports Authority
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    Freight turnaround might take until 2025: analysts

    Higher interest rates and tepid spending are dragging down the long-term forecast, speakers said at the Journal of Commerce Inland Distribution Conference.

    By • Oct. 2, 2023
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    Government shutdown would largely spare trucking regulators

    While Congress' inability to fund the government by Oct. 1 could affect air traffic and some rail workers, trucking agencies have their own source of funds.

    By • Sept. 29, 2023
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    ‘Shock and dismay’: Bankrupt Mitchell Gold has thousands of furniture shipments stuck in logistics limbo

    Ryder and other providers are storing millions of dollars worth of products in warehouses as they await payment from a company that is out of cash.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
  • Dexterity AI's robot, DexR, loads boxes inside a trailer.
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    FedEx testing AI-powered, trailer-loading robots

    The collaboration with Dexterity AI aims to help the delivery giant more efficiently load the wide variety of shipments it handles.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
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    Dollar General to grow private fleet to 2,000 trucks by year’s end

    The discount retailer’s private fleet now handles nearly half of its outbound transportation needs.

    By • Sept. 18, 2023
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    Wawa debuts first-ever electric truck

    The c-store chain will run a six-month pilot program in partnership with Penske in order to “test and learn” more about this side of the electric vehicle space.

    By Brett Dworski • Sept. 12, 2023
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    Provided by C.H. Robinson

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    CH Robinson optimizes with tech, reducing costs for shippers, CEO says

    The brokerage reported productivity gains amid downsizing, getting closer to achieving a long-term goal.

    By • Aug. 28, 2023
  • Yellow posted four signs announcing operations had ceased at the gate of its Hayward, California terminal.
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    Shippers pushing former Yellow freight across LTL market

    As much as half of Yellow’s freight could go to carriers outside the top 10, analysts wrote in a research note.

    By • Aug. 18, 2023
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    Yellow’s top 30 unsecured creditors may see little or no money

    The government’s estimated 30% stake in the bankrupt company puts it first in line for funds raised through sales of the LTL carrier’s assets, an expert says.

    By • Aug. 16, 2023
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    Courtesy of International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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    Deep Dive

    What’s behind the summer of supply chain labor unrest?

    From port disruptions to UPS and Yellow's dust-ups with the Teamsters, disputes between unions and employers are a recurring threat to the steady flow of goods.

    By • Aug. 16, 2023
  • JB Hunt BNSF containers
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    Provided by J.B. Hunt. 

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    Event recap // Event recap

    4 supply chain insights for the second half of 2023

    Experts gave tips on economic metrics to watch and how to assess producers’ readiness to nearshore during the live event “Supply Chain Outlook: Trends and Risks To Watch."

    By • Aug. 9, 2023
  • A notice attached to a dolly at a Yellow terminal in Hayward, California notifies customers and employees company operations have ceased as of noon Sunday.
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    Yellow files for bankruptcy

    The company had posted notices in late July it was ceasing operations.

    By • Aug. 7, 2023
  • A Yellow Corp. truck is parked at a terminal.
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    Courtesy of Yellow
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    Yellow shutdown may lead to sticker shock for shippers, analysts say

    With bankruptcy looming for the major LTL carrier and its low-cost services, shippers will likely see rate hikes for similar services.

    By • Aug. 4, 2023