16 Nov Surprise Cargo Surge Could Surpass Last Year’s Holiday Period Freight carriers including container shippers and cargo airlines say global demand is building toward a seasonal peak that could outstrip last year’s as more consumers shop online to overcome coronavirus curbs. Read more...
16 Nov CVG Posts Lower Earnings, Revenue in Q3 CVG reported lower net income and revenue in the third quarter as a result of a drop in commercial vehicle build rates offset by results from warehouse automation initiatives in the expanding e-commerce environment. Read more...
16 Nov Meritor Fiscal Q4 Earnings Cut by Falling Demand Meritor Inc. reported lower fiscal fourth-quarter net income and revenue, pointing to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on customer demand. Read more...
14 Nov Map: Where They Are View a world map that pinpoints the geographical breakdown by country for the 2020 Top 50 Global Freight Carriers. Read more...
13 Nov Ports See Huge Volume Swings in 2020 Amid these dramatic swings in demand, ports have continued to pursue infrastructure improvement projects. Read more...
13 Nov North America’s Busiest Cargo Airports While it remains to be seen how the pandemic might shift air freight patterns over the long term, this listing of the 100 busiest cargo airports in North America provides an overview of the most important hubs for air freight. Read more...
13 Nov Top 50 Global Freight Carriers Face Major Disruption Despite pandemic challenges, the companies ranked on the Transport Topics 2020 Top 50 Global Freight Carriers list have adjusted their operations to keep pace with ever-changing market conditions. Read more...
13 Nov USMCA Bodes Well for Cross-Border Freight Both the improved trade activity and a promising future for the USMCA are favorable developments for trucking because 80% of cross-border trade moves via truck. Read more...
13 Nov Global Trade Recovering Amid Pandemic Freight carriers across the world experienced dramatic market shifts and volume swings in 2020. Read more...
13 Nov Kristy Knichel, Jodie Teuton Tie for Women In Trucking Award Kristy Knichel, CEO of Knichel Logistics, and Jodie Teuton, vice president of Kenworth of Louisiana, won the Women In Trucking Association’s Influential Woman in Trucking award, marking the first time the contest resulted in a tie. Read more...