Daily Infographic: January imports grew at fastest pace in 7 years

At personal care products giant L’Oréal Corp., consistency and collegiality have been two of Andrew Banfield’s watchwords in transportation buying. Amid all of the turmoil surrounding the pandemic and supply chain snafus, the experience was “surprisingly consistent, and I say that because we very much aspire to attest and learn methodology where we try things…

With the proxy battle at Norfolk Southern headed to a climax next week at the annual meeting of shareholders, management and the board of directors have taken a major hit to their survival efforts following the recommendation of Glass Lewis to back the proxy battle undertaken by Ancora Holdings. Glass Lewis is an independent proxy…

Three of the nation’s largest medium- and heavy-duty truck makers snagged the apropos acronym PACT to advance electric truck infrastructure. Powering America’s Commercial Transportation intends to address the mismatch between battery-electric vehicle availability and inadequate zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure. PACT was established by Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), Navistar Inc. and Volvo Group North America….

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Negotiators for striking machinists and aerospace workers declined to present Boeing’s final contract offer to the union’s members hours after news broke about the proposal. Boeing made what the company called its “best and final offer” for a renewed contract to 33,000 striking union workers on Monday afternoon. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace…

The board of trustees of the village of Deerfield, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, have amended the village’s zoning code to prohibit logistics centers, fulfillment centers and motor freight terminals for parking and movement, according to published reports. The Chicago Tribune quoted Andrew Lichterman, the deputy village manager, stating that the zoning amendments make…