15+ hour, 10+ min ago  (353+ words) Mercedes-Benz (MBG.DE) plans to invest $4 billion at its Alabama plant by 2030, site of the German automaker's first U.S. production facility. The company at a ceremony this week marked production of 5 million vehicles since it opened in 1997. Vance, which employs 5,800 people,…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (465+ words) The Trump administration is considering overhauling its steel and aluminum tariff regime, a move that could raise import costs for some products while reshaping cross-border manufacturing and freight flows. The changes, expected through a presidential proclamation, would keep the 50% tariff…...

13+ hour, 26+ min ago  (558+ words) The effects of the Iran war are being felt across the global supply chain, as container rates rise sharply on vital headhaul trade routes including to the United States, an analyst said." Spot prices on services from the Far East…...

13+ hour, 41+ min ago  (851+ words) Crane told FreightWaves that he has installed Keith Winters, a confidant and former CEO of Houston-based Crane Worldwide Logistics whose ties to Crane go back more than 25 years as an executive at Crane-led Eagle Global Logistics, to run 21 Air on…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago  (441+ words) Contract logistics provider GXO Logistics has opened a new distribution center in Mississauga, Ontario, expanding its North American footprint through its partnership with jewelry company Pandora. The facility is designed to support Pandora's e-commerce fulfillment operations in Canada and improve…...

20+ hour, 31+ min ago  (814+ words) Indiana just became the first state in the country to revoke commercial driver's licenses from undocumented immigrants on a mandatory basis. The law went into effect at midnight on Wednesday. If you run trucks in Indiana, hire from Indiana, or…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (375+ words) Norfolk Southern and short line operator Jaguar Transport Holdings, LLC announced an agreement to improve and expand rail freight service in Atlanta's northeast metropolitan region. The deal calls for Jaguar to handle local switching, operate the NS Doraville transload terminal,…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (825+ words) The Teamsters and Amazon have reached agreement on how the company will deal with workers who walk off the job as part of any organizing efforts, an outgrowth of an ongoing case before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (323+ words) The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said it intends to fine three shippers, including Verizon, a combined total of nearly $430,000 for not following rules for shipping hazardous materials by air." Currently, there are few means to physically check for undeclared…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (314+ words) Intermodal traffic edge ahead in a down week for commodity freight on U.S. railroads, the Association of American Railroads said. Total U.S. weekly rail traffic for the week ending March 28 was 515,921 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.5% from the same week a year…...