Transportation

Coffee: From Farm to Espresso Shot Espresso gives the PSL its backbone. Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, and Ethiopia grow most of the beans that end up in your cup. Farmers harvest...

Air Freight Surge A couple weeks ago, the trade war between the U.S. and China escalated. China announced export controls expansions and President Trump responded with a threat of increasing...

The Surface Transportation Board continues to strengthen an advisory panel of railroads and shippers. Ryan Ratledge, president and chief executive of short line operator Pinsly Railroad Co., has been appointed...

The Mid-America Trucking Show has announced the return of the Big Rig Build-Off for the 2026 show, taking place March 26–28, 2026 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY.The...

(Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press) October 24, 2025 4:59 PM, EDT Key Takeaways: U.S. President Donald Trump halted trade negotiations with Canada on Oct. 23 after an Ontario government ad criticizing his...

The New Jersey-based carrier believes its vessels should be treated as container ships given that 80% of their cargo is containerized, but a USTR designation that would classify the ships...

A Quiet Week, but Not Without Headlines With the ongoing U.S. government shutdown limiting new data releases, this week’s rail market updates were light—but far from uneventful. To start, the...

Even though September’s container’s import total came in at just over 2.4m TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), the nation’s major container ports is expected to fall below the 2 million TEU...

This is a guest post by Jeremy Poole. Imagine customs officers yawning behind their screens. Or a single email halting a whole continent, contracts freezing in midair, containers waiting in...

Canadian National today announced changes to its senior leadership, naming Patrick Whitehead as its chief operating officer and Janet Drysdale as chief commercial officer. Whitehead’s appointment as COO ends CN’s...