Transportation

As always, we here at Universal Cargo are keeping an eye on international shipping news, so you don’t have to. Two big items in shipping news right now are the...

Chart of the Week: Producer Price Index – all commodities, Consumer Price Index – all, Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: PPI.ALLCOM, CPI.ALL, OTVI.USA The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the...

Mullen Automotive Inc. has signed a vehicle purchase agreement with MGT Lease Co., a national fleet leasing provider, for 250 all-electric commercial Class 3 cab...

A CSX freight train struck two tractor-trailers on a crossing in a Baltimore suburb earlier this week, sending one driver to the hospital.The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon when the train...

Inbound and outbound Metra trains pass on the Metra Milwaukee District West Line at the Canadian Pacific Bensenville intermodal in Franklin Park, Illinois. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS) A group of...

Ocean carriers face two years of excess vessel capacity: Hapag-Lloyd CEO Hapag-Lloyd believes an increase in demand on east-west trades in the third quarter, together with rising carrier costs and...

Key Takeaways U.S. adds 253,000 payroll jobs in April. The unemployment rate declines to 3.4%. Job openings fall to lowest level since April 2021. ISM manufacturing index improves slightly in...

Although housing construction activity has slowed faster than most expected, the extensive construction of new commercial warehouses along our nation’s interstate highways is hard to ignore. The flatbed freight market...

According to the National Retail Federation, Mother’s Day is the third-largest retail holiday in the United States, with an estimated total spending of $28.1 billion in 2021. The supply chain...

This is a guest post by Gale Richards. Shipping oversized cargo can present a unique set of challenges that require specialized knowledge and expertise. Oversized cargo refers to any shipment...