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Electronics giant Sony said it may shift some production outside Japan as plant shutdowns spread amid parts shortages and power outages in the wake of the

Japanese automakers plan to resume production at some plants in Japan this week but cautioned that disruptions to international supply chains will continue in the wake of the March 11

The federal government has a loan program with “innovation” in its name that can provide welcome relief to financially strapped state and local governments looking to fund transportation c

Forget cutting the daily driving limit and shortening the workday, the most unpopular aspect of the proposed truck driver hours-of-service rule might be a provision that would force many truckers to t

Outside civil engineering and construction circles, concrete doesn’t get much attention.

Before the Catastrophic earthquake in Japan, the focus of international news coverage turned from regime change in Tunisia and Egypt to the events in Libya.

States can now apply for a newly available pool of $2.43 billion in freed-up grants from the Department of Transportation to develop or improve passenger rail systems.

Three industrial trade associations are asking the U.S.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., on Thursday filed legislation to create a national infrastructure bank to attract capital for major transportation, water and energy projects.

The University of Arkansas is raising the profile of logistics education by establishing a stand-alone supply chain management department.

Honda Motor Co. said it will extend a halt in its Japanese production by three days, through Wednesday, and warned U.S.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved President Obama's nominees for appointments to the Surface Transportation Board and Federal Maritime Commission, sending them to

Persistent oil prices around $100 a barrel will weaken the global economic recovery and hit hardest the auto, airline, gaming and agricultural sectors, Moody's Investors Service said in a report.

General Motors said it will suspend production at its Shreveport, La., pickup assembly plant next week because of a parts shortage resulting from the

Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico jumped a record 24.3 percent in 2010, the Transportation Department said.

U.S. steel exports increased 14.2 percent in January from December and were up 11.2 percent year-to-year, led by shipments to Canada, Mexico and other Western Hemisphere nations.

AMB Property is making a significant foray into the Chinese logistics market with a minority stake in a $1.1 billion joint venture.

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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, along with California agricultural exporters, Wednesday urged Congress to approve the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement no later than July 1.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines recovered a vessel, the chartered bulk carrier C.S. Victory, that had been carried away by the massive tsunami that hit Japan last week, the shipping line said Thursday.

Online logistics software provider eModal added a chassis control functionality to its intermodal logistics community system.

Lawmakers introduced legislation this week to reform the funding of water resource projects.

Home construction, a key driver of freight transportation demand, plunged last month to its lowest level since April 2009 and the second-lowest on records dating to 1946.

Supply chain disruptions from Japan's earthquake could force Chinese firms to delay imports of key components, especially for digital prod

The Coast Guard is seeking comment on a proposal for the voluntary use of equipment to read Transportation Worker Identification Credentials.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., will file legislation in the next two days to create the American Infrastructure Financing Authority with an initial capitalization of $10 billion.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker unveiled over $20 million in state grants and about $5 million in loans to short line freight railroads and shippers to upgrade rail infrastructure in the state.

The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee plans to complete the panel's work on the next long-term transportation legislation in May, an ambitious schedule that could get a

Manufacturers in New York expanded their business activity in March at a modest pace, according to a government survey.

The air cargo industry is trying to sort out a new security directive from the Transportation Security Administration that effectively increases the level of surveillance on high-risk international sh

The Department of Transportation's last big rail grant agreement helped push its total of obligated funds from the 2009 economic stimulus package over $44.7 billion, leaving about $3.4 billion yet to

A key House Democrat is questioning whether the Obama administration has the authority to launch a new cross-border trucking program with Mexico.

The momentum many U.S. third-party logistics providers and freight brokers reported at the end of 2010 appears to be extending into 2011. C.H. Robinson, the largest domestic 3PL in the U.S.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is trying to put a friendlier face on its new regulatory powers.

The per-gallon fuel tax is so last century. Just ask the growing number of state, federal and industry officials pushing for a change.

Potholes carry a heavy price, and John Q. Public is ponying up a good share to pay for their repair.

The Department of Transportation appears poised to inject hundreds of millions of dollars into rail lines operated by major freight railroads to help build up intercity passenger rail service and use

As spring rains swell rivers and their tributaries throughout the central and southern U.S., the waters carry silt into the shallow bays and coastal waters lining the Gulf of Mexico.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is making available $2.4 billion in passenger rail grant money rejected by Florida Gov. Rick Scott so that other states can submit applications for new projects.

The Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced a strategy to plug one of the biggest breaches in maritime security: terrorist attacks by small boats.