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Two International Organization for Standards working groups that are drafting standards for internat

Truckers outside the state of Washington will have to wait to participate in a test of automated man

Alien Technology acquired Quatrotec, a commercial aviation and transportation integration services c

As the federal program began operating under a seventh extension, Congress geared up for this year's

A company that handles trade documents is warning shippers that it will be more difficult to t

Descartes Systems' new approach to supply chain software sales may be offer hope of a rebound for th

Establishment data indicate that nonfarm employment edged up by 78,000 in May following a much large

Panalpina isn't impressed with the rapid growth of its global competitors in the contract logistics

More consumers are trading in those tired cell phones, electronic organizers and other technologies

Growth in U.S. manufacturing slipped in May to its slowest pace since 2003, raising new concerns abo

India's textile exports are expected to more than triple in the next five years, as Indian firms imp

China's commerce minister defended the recent rapid rise in his country's textile exports, saying th

BDP International, a provider of global logistics and transportation services, said it has acquired

DHL today launched a major strategic initiative, DHL Import Express, an all-inclusive, door-to-door

The Transportation Security Administration began the third and final implementation phase of the Haz

Joseph H. Boardman begins his new duties as the Administrator for the Federal Railroad Administratio

Kirby Corp., the nation's largest inland barge operator, said Tuesday it privately placed $200 milli

As the new hurricane season begins, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Man

John Fontanella, a onetime chief of worldwide logistics for Microsoft who has become a leading consu

OTTAWA -- A US$33.6 million project to speed up truck traffic on the third-busiest U.S.-Canada borde

Shippers and others successfully blocked the latest congressional effort to require more inspection

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on Monday that it will file a request for the

It's not every day the nation's biggest business lobbying group calls for higher taxes. But the deca

A new round of Web site development is catching shippers' attention, bringing about a surge in Web-b

Members of the Senate Commerce Committee have begun to rethink transportation and supply-chain secur

Shippers struggling with ballooning expenses and tightening capacity are hunting for any way to cut

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Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta's road trip through the country's National Transportation Wee

A bill introduced this week by three U.S. senators would strengthen and boost funding for the Transp

President Bush's nomination of lifelong Democrat Norman Mineta to run the Department of Transportati

The Boston city council recently introduced a bill that would ban "ultra-hazardous" rail cargoes wit

SSA Global Technologies priced its initial public offering of 9 million shares of common stock at $1

The World Trade Organization agreed Thursday to allow Iran to open talks to join the global commerce

The New York Customs District saw overall air-cargo tonnage increase 1.67 percent in March from a ye

About one quarter of all logistics outsourcing agreements fail within the first year, and 60 percent

The Senate Thursday sent HR 2566, the seventh temporary extension of surface transportation programs

Genesee & Wyoming announced it reached an agreement with Rail Management Corp. to acquire the compan

An increase in durable goods orders in April is providing new hope that the nation's economy is turn