The New York Times--There is no more disputing it: the economic recovery in the United States has indeed slowed. The nation’s economy has been growing for a year, with few new jobs to show for it.... View More

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 39.5 percent higher in May 2010 than in May 2009, reaching... View More

Transport Topics -- Freight transportation activity increased in June and July, with volume gains in several regions, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. Read more!... View More

SFGate.com--In what may be a sign of an improving economy, the Port of Oakland's cargo volume rose in the first six months of 2010 compared with the same period last year. The port's improved cargo numbers... View More

eTrucker.com -- Fifty-seven congressional representatives are co-sponsoring a bill that would amend federal law to allow ports new authority over trucking. As of Aug. 2, the Clean Ports Act had 65-co-sponsors,... View More

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and growing international ocean and air freight forwarder, today announced that it has opened additional offices in Rotterdam,... View More

WASHINGTON — The man who grew the U.S. Postal Service’s international shipping business to annual sales of more than $2 billion was named president of the department most responsible for revenue... View More

Trading Markets has reported that "As expected, Congress passed the 15th extension of a bill to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration programs. The House approved the extension late Thursday night;... View More

Reuters has reported that "United Parcel Service Inc. said on Friday that the Canada Council of Teamsters has ratified a five-year labor agreement with UPS. The agreement covers about 5,500 employees in... View More

According to the Atlanta Busines Journal, "United Parcel Service Inc. invested $86 million to expand its package sorting and delivery facility in Portland, Ore." Read more!... View More

PRNewswire--"FedEx must stop blocking passage of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Bill so that key airline safety provisions and an important measure that would close the loophole that... View More

Less-than-truckload carrier SAIA said it ended a string of quarterly losses with a $2 million net profit in the second quarter, as heavier shipments and stronger pricing pushed revenue up 6 percent. ... View More

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., on Thursday introduced a bill that would enhance the ability of ports to enact clean-air programs, while opening the door to unionization of harbor truck drivers. Nadler, a... View More

Average air freight prices out of Asia fell 10.3 percent in June from the month before as airlines brought capacity back into the growing international market, according to the latest Drewry Air Freight... View More

Bologna, July 30th 2010 – The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. today approved the half-year report at June 30th, 2010. The results confirm the trend of growth and profitability recovery over... View More

The Journal of Commerce--Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods dropped 1 percent last month, the second straight monthly decline and the largest drop since August 2009, the Commerce... View More

World trade by sea, land and air will grow by 8.1 percent in 2010 after declining by 7.2 percent last year, according to a forecast published by IHS Global Insight. Global Insight’s Second Quarter... View More

Norfolk Southern Railway’s second quarter net income surged 59 percent to $392 million, while revenue rose 31 percent from a year earlier to $2.43 billion, the Journal of Commerce reported. NS, one... View More

The project is an industry-wide initiative involving Customs authorities, carriers, freight forwarders, ground handlers and shippers. American Airlines Cargo and DB Schenker Logistics led the IATA e-freight... View More

From the Journal of Commerce--Two new documents that are expected shortly from the Department of Transportation could do a lot to shape freight infrastructure policy for the next few years. The department's... View More