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When Polaris Industries sought to expand production of its all-terrain vehicles while lowering costs, the Minnesota-based company followed long-established trends by looking outside the United States.

Several decades ago, U.S.

Anyone who thinks David V. Aguilar will be a mere caretaker at Customs and Border Protection should think again.

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When Maersk Line decided to end the practice of providing free chassis to its container customers, other carriers were expected to fall quickly in line.

After complaining about lengthy turn times at marine terminals for more than two years, motor carriers in Los Angeles-Long Beach say they expect to do something about the problem in 2012.

The Federal Maritime Commission has cautiously cleared the way for truckers, shippers and others to participate in co-op equipment pools of Consolidated Chassis Management, a company controlled by 20

Many factors may push truck pricing higher this year, but new restrictions on truck driver work hours won’t be among them.

Only a small percentage of the world’s refrigerated shipments are put on airplanes, but just as in other modes, air carriers and airport operators are fighting for a bigger market share.

The relative stability of the refrigerated transportation market has brought more participants into the sector, bringing not only competition on rates but also expanded service options.

YRC is going back to the Teamsters as the trucking company tries to match a financial restructuring with an overhaul of its operations that includes a tighter network and more efficient freight handli

With the politically liberal communities of San Francisco to the west and Berkeley to the east, Oakland has a reputation of being a hot spot for activism.

U.S. beef and pork producers had a banner year in 2011, setting annual sales value records for both commodities through October, with two full months to go.

Container imports at the Port of Long Beach in December fell 3.2 percent year-over-year, bringing total outbound shipments for the year down 3.3 percent compared to 2010.

Teamster pipeline workers are heading back to the job after the union and the Pipe Line Contractors Association struck a deal extending an expired contract.

President Obama on Friday announced major changes in the government’s business services agencies aimed at making it easier for small businesses companies to compete in the marketplace, create jo

Intermodal volume for major U.S. railroads fell 9.3 percent year-over-year in the week ending Jan.

The U.S.

Donald J. Schneider, the former president, CEO and chairman of Schneider National, died Friday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 76 years old.

The Virginia Retail Merchants Association says it will urge state legislators this year to require Amazon.com, which will receive $4.3 million in state incentives to build distribution centers in the

Short-line rail operator Genesee & Wyoming increased carloads 7.9 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter, although traffic in December was up only 0.6 percent compared with December 2010, th

More Asian air cargo carriers will remove capacity this week year as export traffic remains week, said industry executives.

Shippers looking for improvement in Canada’s beleaguered trade and economy might need to wait another year, or even two, as the country struggles to find positive direction amid weak demand from

Canadian ports are coming off a modestly good year underscored by changing trade patterns, and expect better or similar results in 2012 despite global uncertainties.

When the Federal Maritime Commission last fall launched an inquiry into containerized cargo moving inland through Canadian and Mexican ports, the reaction in Canada was swift and fierce.

Multinational shippers will become more attracted to book shipping capacity collectively using centralized freight procurement systems when ocean rates begin to increase again, an Electrolux supply ch

DB Schenker's recent acquisition of Suomen Kiitoautot, a Finnish trucking company, consolidates the German company’s market dominance in the Nordic nation’s logistics sector.

Air France-KLM’s cargo business faces further cutbacks after Europe’s largest airline unveiled a radical three-year restructuring to secure long-term profitability.

AirBridge Cargo Airlines is defying the broad cutback in Asia-focused air freight capacity with new s

Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J.

Frankfurt’s air freight volume is falling faster than business at other European airports as the

Pacific Alaska Freightways, a trucking and intermodal operator with headquarters in Fife, Wash., acquired Seattle-based Southern Alaska Forwarding.

The Intermodal Association of North America’s Board of Directors today announced the results of its 2012 officers election.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J.

Rail services linking Asia and Europe are set to boom as shippers take advantage of an operation that is faster than ocean shipping and cheaper than air delivery, rail operators say.

Weiss Rohlig said the recent acquisition of Japan’s JHB Express will benefit the joint venture’s U.S. customers and tap growing intra-Asia trade.

Import volume through major U.S.

National strikes have shutdown Nigeria’s ports, forcing Maersk Line ships to wait until the protests over the cancellation of popular fuel subsidies wanes, according to

A year after President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act into law, the Food and Drug Administration says it is preparing to unveil a variety of new regulations.

An International Longshoremen’s Association demonstration outside a New Jersey container terminal may be a hint of things to come as the ILA gears up for bargaining on a new contract covering At