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Rick Blasgen is a confident man.

The Council of Logistics Management’s annual conferences in the early 1990s were filled with references to third-party logistics, a new buzzword that meant … well, no one was quite sure w

Economic warning lights are flashing around the globe, so why is Landstar System’s Henry Gerkens so confident about the outlook for his $2 billion trucking business?

Since it’s founding in 1934, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has prided itself in being a militant union, but its militancy was usually limited to walking off the job to take a p

Almost all transportation managers will agree that a well-executed freight request for proposal is time-consuming and analytically challenging.

As your business grows, it’s only natural that it becomes more complex and challenging to manage. Your transportation processes are no different.

As the economy struggles to find its footing two years after the deepest recession in decades, leading technology providers are focusing on improving productivity and on providing products and service

The ambitious infrastructure spending package President Obama offered in his $447 billion jobs plan faces considerable uncertainty on Capitol Hill, but already has pushed other transportation bills in

Sotheby’s isn’t a name often linked with trucking, but the famed auction house is locked in a labor dispute with trucking’s largest union that could foreshadow increased militancy wi

In 2007, home improvement retailer Lowe’s already was intent on improving inventory processes that would reverberate throughout global supply chains when the worst recession in decades hit a yea

In a show of solidarity and apparent disdain over police actions at rough protest last week, the entire membership of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21 turned themselves in Friday i

YRC Worldwide’s stock plunged 77 percent Friday to 7 cents a share — its lowest price ever — after shareholders approved the trucking giant’s restructuring.

Politicians promising to spend tax money for roads and bridges will use the dollars to line the pockets of their family, environmentalists, union bosses and other cronies, said Grover Norquist, presid

The Gartner research group lowered its forecast for semiconductor shipments in 2011, saying sales of the chips that are the bedrock of the technology industry will fall 0.1 percent this year.

Terminal truck manufacturer Capacity of Texas is expanding its own distribution capacity, adding 13 new dealers in the U.S., the company said Thursday.

Tropical Shipping said Friday it will implement a planned peak surcharge on container shipments from the U.S. and Canada to the Caribbean, starting Oct. 9.

YRC Worldwide shareholders overwhelmingly approved the last step in the trucking giant’s financial restructuring plan Friday, voting in favor of an internal merger that launches a massive releas

U.S. consumer sentiment edged up early this month but remains at recession levels, according to the monthly Reuters/University of Michigan index.

Striking a cord of urgency, BNSF Railway Chairman and CEO Matthew Rose called for a coordinated and massive investment in U.S.

UPS’s $200 million investment at Cologne/Bonn Airport will upgrade and expand its European hub’s handling ability by nearly three-quarters.

Singapore Airlines added a weekly 747-400 freighter service between Singapore and Indonesia, as the carrier targets th

The Port of Guangzhou’s cargo traffic in the first seven months of the year rose 16 percent year-over-year, as the port complex benefited from Maersk Line using it as a gateway to South China.

Maersk Line is restructuring its Asia-Mediterranean service network, effective mid-September, enhancing port coverage and reducing transit times on the route.

The 250-member Panama Canal Pilots Union will affiliate with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, extending the reach of the powerful West Coast dockworkers’ union to Panama three ye

Bob Sinner’s family has been growing wheat in North Dakota’s Red River Valley for five generations, first, for the ever-expanding U.S. population, but increasingly for Asia.

Panalpina will lease two 747-8 freighters from U.S.-based Atlas Air to meet increasing demand for capacity in the healthcare, high-tech, automotive, and oil and gas sectors.

A federal court judge in Tacoma Thursday found the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in contempt of court for vandalizing the new EGT grain export terminal in Longview, Wash., during the uni

Much of what it will take for the Port of Jacksonville to realize its goal of becoming a top East Coast port is out of the port’s hands.

Deutsche Post DHL will invest $1 billion in its domestic German parcel delivery service to keep pace with surging online shopping.

Trucking giant YRC Worldwide disputed claims that members of its new board of directors will be paid more than members of its last board.

The Senate late Thursday avoided a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday by passing a “clean” bill to extend the agency’s operations through Jan. 31, 2012.

Truckload demand is stronger than the general economy, with TransCore Freight Solution’s spot market index climbing 47 percent from a year ago in August.

Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier and American Railcar Industries continue to see strong demand to build new units, in what they say is an equipment market cycle that should keep growing for several yea

UPS will increase revenue 6 to 8 percent annually through 2016 and raise earnings 10 to 15 percent during that period, company executives said Thursday.

Workers at India’s Port of Chennai launched a wildcat strike Thursday morning to protest the death of a colleague in a dockside accident, local shipping circles said.

UPS is gearing up for what it expects to be one of its strongest ever holiday peak shipping seasons, and is rolling out enhanced residential service to help consumers manage the delivery of goods more

Personal computer sales are slowing, but portable tablet computers are flying off the shelves, and shipment fore

A former officer of an International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1233 in Newark, N.J., was charged with stealing more than $100,000 in union funds.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union reached a tentative agreement late Wednesday with grain elevator operators in the Pacific Northwest, a pact that would isolate grain handler EGT in its

Moody’s Investors Services raised its ratings outlook for intermodal trucking giant J.B. Hunt Transport Services from stable to positive, based on strong earnings.