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FedEx Sees Growth Despite Trade Uncertainty

FedEx reported stronger fourth-quarter and full-year results, driven by higher package yields, improving international export volumes and more than US$1 billion in transformation-related cost savings, while forecasting continued revenue and earnings growth through the remainder of calendar 2026. For the fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, revenue increased to US$25.0 billion from US$22.2 billion a year earlier. Adjusted operating income rose to US$2.09 billion, while adjusted diluted earnings per share increased ... [+]

Louisiana Law Centralizes Oversize Permitting

Louisiana has moved to streamline the movement of oversized and overweight freight with the enactment of House Bill 746, now Act 566, legislation that makes the state’s Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) the primary authority for issuing heavy-haul permits statewide. The measure was authored ... [+]

Freedom Intermodal Invests in NOLA Operation

Freedom Intermodal Tank Services has expanded its New Orleans operations with a new automated bulk liquid packaging facility, adding capacity for packaging, warehousing and distribution of bulk liquid products while reinforcing the region’s role as a major industrial logistics hub. The facility, located adjacent to Freedom ... [+]

GEODIS: Trade Volatility Reshapes Logistics

GEODIS reported revenue of €10.6 billion in 2025 while advancing sustainability, artificial intelligence and supply chain transformation initiatives amid a challenging global trade environment, according to its 2025 Activity and Sustainability Report. The logistics provider, which employs nearly 48,000 people and operates 975 sites serving 166 ... [+]

Analysis: Consolidation or Specialization?

At first glance, two major transportation stories this month appear to point in opposite directions. FedEx has completed the spin-off of FedEx Freight, creating a standalone less-than-truckload carrier focused exclusively on the North American LTL market. At the same time, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are ... [+]

CH Robinson Expands AI Role in Supply Chain

C.H. Robinson has launched a new artificial intelligence tool designed to continuously assess, improve and operate customer supply chains, marking the latest step in the company’s effort to automate logistics management. The company said its new “Lean AI Engineer” works alongside the “Lean AI Planner” introduced ... [+]

FedEx Completes Spin-Off of Freight Unit

FedEx Corp. has completed the spin-off of its less-than-truckload subsidiary, FedEx Freight, creating two independent publicly traded transportation companies and concluding one of the most closely watched restructurings in the North American freight sector. FedEx Freight began trading June 1 on the New York Stock Exchange ... [+]

REPS Funded to Turn Roads into Power Plants

Austrian cleantech startup REPS has secured US$23.6 million in equity financing to expand deployment of its Road Energy Production System, a technology designed to convert vehicle traffic into electrical energy. The company said its patented system captures mechanical energy generated when vehicles brake or slow down ... [+]

Log-hub Initiative to Help LSPs’ Lost Margins

Swiss supply chain analytics provider Log-hub has launched a program aimed at helping logistics service providers identify hidden operational inefficiencies and recover lost margins across transport and distribution networks. The initiative targets groupage, full truckload and fourth-party logistics operators facing continued pricing pressure and rising transport ... [+]

Artemis Restructure Enters New Breakbulk Phase

The successful return to Earth of the Artemis II crew in April signalled a shift in North American heavy-lift transport, from a "test-flight" cadence to a high-volume, industrial-scale logistics operation. However, as NASA announced a massive strategic pivot in its operational aims, the demand for North ... [+]