26 Jun Eno Center for Transportation Re-elects Mineta and Welcomes New Board Member The Board of the Eno Center for Transportation announced the re-election of former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta to its membership. Read more...
26 Jun Tennessee Anticipates New Inland Port to Open Next Year Tennessee's Murray County Sole Commissioner Greg Hogan has a message about the place he's spent his entire 55 years of life. Read more...
26 Jun National Truck Protection Extends Coverage on Certain Reefer Units National Truck Protection Inc. launched extended coverage for self-powered refrigeration units on medium-duty trucks. Read more...
26 Jun Baltimore Ranks Fourth Fastest-Growing Port in North America The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore handled nearly 10% more cargo last year than the previous year, making it the fourth fastest-growing port in North America, according to a recent study by the Journal of Commerce, an industry publication. Read more...
26 Jun Wabco Extends Contract with Daimler Trucks for Heavy-Duty AMTs Wabco Holdings Inc. announced that Daimler Trucks, a unit of Daimler AG, has extended its long-term supply agreement with the company for new heavy-duty automated manual transmission control technology to support the truck maker's series production mainly in Europe, North America, Japan and South America. Read more...
26 Jun Amazon Robots Poised to Revamp How Whole Foods Runs Warehouses When Amazon.com's $13.7 billion bid to buy Whole Foods was announced, John Mackey, the grocer's CEO, addressed employees, gushing about Amazon's technological innovation. Read more...
26 Jun Slowdown in Business-Equipment Orders May Weigh on Growth An unexpected decline in U.S. orders for business equipment in May indicates cooling capital-goods investment may weigh on second-quarter economic growth, Commerce Department data showed June 26. Read more...
26 Jun Preparedness, Adaptability Key for Logistics Stakeholders WASHINGTON - Panelists at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals presentation touted preparedness in issues ranging from NAFTA to uncertainty about infrastructure spending. Read more...
26 Jun Opinion: USA Today Report Misses Mark I cannot ignore the impact of my experience, and I concede it may result in a bias in this response to USA Today's June 16 front-page article, "Rigged," which the Indianapolis Star and likely other papers - affiliated by ownership with USA Today - reprinted on Sunday, June 18. Read more...
26 Jun Editorial: Commerce at the Speed of Light E-commerce really has some buzz going for it now. In just this issue, there's UPS instituting a holiday season surcharge for it, FedEx is considering following suit, a logistics group says the service has generated a parcel shipping boom, a major e-commerce practitioner said it will buy a grocery chain and a stock analyst says the motor carriers that can handle this service successfully will be much in demand. Read more...