How a Railroad Outsider Aims to Improve Service
New CEO Joe Hinrichs says railroads’ use of the vaunted precision-scheduling model hasn’t put enough focus on employees and customers....
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FedEx Restructures to Combine Ground and Express Delivery Networks
The company’s push for efficiency is unwinding the operating strategy led by founder Fred Smith. Source link
What’s Behind Train Derailments and Are They Happening More Often?
Recent train derailments, including one in a small Ohio town, have prompted officials to examine what is causing the accidents...
Trucking Giant Knight-Swift Transportation to Buy U.S. Xpress
Logistics ReportThe acquisition at four times Monday’s closing stock price for the rival carrier will boost Knight-Swift’s fleet to about...
FedEx Raises Earnings Outlook Despite Shipping Slowdown
BusinessEarningsShares rise as delivery company said cost cuts and higher shipping rates boosted Ground, Freight divisions Source link
Canadian Pacific’s Merger With Kansas City Southern Is Approved
BusinessSurface Transportation Board paves way for $28 billion deal, the biggest rail merger in two decades Source link
NTSB to Probe Norfolk Southern Safety Culture After Derailments, Accidents
BusinessRailroad CEO slated to testify before Senate panel Thursday about Ohio derailment Source link
Norfolk Southern’s Second Ohio Derailment Is Investigated
No hazardous materials were aboard a train that derailed near Springfield on Saturday. Source link
Train-Car Wheel Bearing Overheated Before Ohio Train Derailment, NTSB Finds
U.S.Agency continues its investigation after accident involving Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine Source link
Southwest, FedEx Planes Came Within a Thousand Feet in Austin on Saturday
BusinessFederal safety board is dispatching investigators to Texas after the close call between two planes Source link
WSJ News Exclusive | Several Top Rivian Executives Depart the Electric-Vehicle Startup
The departures of executives, including Rivian’s supply-chain head, have come amid the company missing 2022 production targets. Source link
Railroads Focus on Stabilizing Workforce After Strike Is Averted
BusinessFederal regulator and businesses criticize service disruptions; Norfolk Southern rethinks furloughs Source link
Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China
In recent weeks, Apple Inc. has accelerated plans to shift some of its production outside China, long the dominant country...
UPS Earnings Rise as Higher Prices Offset Shipping Slowdown
United Parcel Service Inc.’s profit climbed in the third quarter despite a downtick in shipping volumes as higher prices buoyed...
Union Pacific Profit Rises 13% as Railroads Benefit From Higher Freight Rates
Higher prices and strong demand from customers helped lift profits for major railroad operators in the most recent quarter, though...
Local Newspapers Try Mail Delivery as Drivers Choose Better-Paying Gigs
The publisher of the Odessa American found it so difficult to find workers to deliver the West Texas newspaper in...
As More Cars Hit Dealership Lots, Buyers Feel Pinch of Rising Interest Rates
More new cars and trucks are finally trickling into dealerships as supply-chain troubles ease and auto makers increase factory output....
WSJ News Exclusive | Ford’s Latest Supply-Chain Problem: a Shortage of Blue Oval Badges
Ford F -3.60% Motor Co. has delayed deliveries of certain vehicles because it didn’t have the blue oval badges that...
FedEx to Raise Shipping Rates by 6.9% as It Combats Slowdown
FedEx Corp. FDX 0.84% said it plans to raise shipping rates by an average of 6.9% across most of its...
FedEx to Close Offices, Park Aircraft After Warning of Sales Shortfall
FedEx Corp. FDX -0.07% said its quarterly revenue fell below its expectations and it was closing offices and parking aircraft...
