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GlobalX Airlines to open cargo lane between Chicago, Puerto Rico
Startup carrier Global Crossing Airlines has struck a unique partnership with a digital freight exchange to launch cargo service between Chicago and Puerto Rico, filling a market need for direct, affordable containerized…
Every Single TikTok Grandma Is My Favorite
Lille Allen/Eater The best kind of culinary role model is someone’s meemaw I was lucky enough to grow up with a grandmother who could really throw down in the kitchen. She could make biscuits from scratch, fry perfectly…
Deutsche Bahn Approves Logistics Unit Sale to DSV
DSV won approval to buy Deutsche Bahn’s logistics unit for $15.8 billion, overcoming resistance from German labor unions and late attempts by a rival bidder to derail the deal.
Flexport to reduce management, fulfillment workforce amid company shift
Flexport, a global supply chain solutions provider, is eliminating management positions and reducing the size of its fulfillment team, according to an internal memo first seen by The Information. Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen…
FedEx Freight’s Reed to be Honored at MCE
Jackie Reed's NTDC grand championship will be celebrated at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 12-15.
Radiant Logistics acquires another operating partner
Radiant Logistics announced Wednesday it has acquired Focus Logistics, one of its strategic operating partners, for an undisclosed sum. Michigan-based Focus is a domestic and international freight forwarder primarily serving…
ILA strike – is 1 week the bogey?
How long will it last? The duration of the strike is the question of the hour. With the ILA rejecting the offer of a 50% pay increase over six years, that remains unclear, but the bullets below are a few different…
Insured Losses from Helene Expected to Reach $6.4 Billion
The assessment includes damage to privately insured automobiles as well as residential, commercial and industrial properties and the impact of business interruption.
Union behind port strike donates $100,000 for Hurricane Helene relief
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross’ Hurricane Helene Relief fund on Wednesday. The union, which made headlines this week for its port strike across the U.S. East and…
Missouri trucker hauling his very first load trapped for days by Helene
Tristen Utter was nearly finished with his first delivery to North Carolina when he was caught in the disastrous and deadly remnants of Hurricane Helene, stranding him for days with no way to contact loved ones. Utter, 27,…
