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Preliminary net orders for U.S. trailers totaled 21,500 units in September 2017, up 47 percent from the previous month and 84 percent year-over-year, according to freight transportation analyst FTR.

Christopher Victor Grupe, a former employee of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), has been convicted of causing intentional damage to the railroad’s computer system, according to a statement from the U.S. Justice Department.

Ports covered by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Global Port Tracker handled 1.8 million TEUs in August, the highest monthly volume recorded since the NRF began tracking imports in 2000.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas Donohue told attendees at the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue the “trilateral commercial relationship [of NAFTA] is far too valuable to American businesses, workers, and economic growth for us to retreat or turn inward.”

Texas-based transportation security technology company Overhaul says its Law Enforcement Connect tool can transfer critical shipment information directly from victimized drivers and/or shippers to law enforcement officials.

A farm consortium consisting of short-line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and Bluegrass Farms of Ohio will continue to own the facility and will operate it on behalf of Calgary-based Class I railroad Canadian Pacific.

President Trump’s January presidential memorandum has produced a report that identifies 20 sets of regulations and permitting issues as being a top priority for reform for domestic manufacturing.

With the new decertification, which was approved via membership vote, none of CR England’s over 8,000 employees are currently represented by a union, the trucking company said in a statement Monday.

Integrating the International Air Transport Association’s Cargo-XML system with World Customs Organization’s Cargo Targeting System will allow airlines and customs agencies to more efficiently communicate and evaluate risks associated with air cargo.