Indonesian authorities mandated on Monday that ride-hailing motorcycle *service* providers will only be able to charge rates within a fixed band, a move that ...

Big data is opening up opportunities for shippers of all sizes, and used properly, it can help reduce shipping rates and improve customer *service*.

Bond traders have a decent record when it comes to nailing the Federal Reserve's path relative to official guidance. So while Chairman Jerome Powell says the ...

Shippers are tendering less freight to truckload carriers than a year ago in early 2019, prompting industry analysts to wonder whether the tables have flipped ...

It was largely a further slide down the slippery slope for the Shanghai Shipping Exchange's China Containerized Freight Index, week ending March 22, as rates ...

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America's trucker shortage is about to hit consumers right where it hurts: in the kitty litter. Walmart tractor trailers. Walmart trailers outside the company's ...

Technology company Inxeption Corp. and UPS Inc. announced the creation of Inxeption Zippy, a platform integration that helps businesses market and distribute ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy slowed in the final three months of last year to an annual growth rate of 2.6%, the slowest pace since the beginning of 2018 ...

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America's trucker shortage is about to hit consumers right where it hurts: in the kitty litter. McDonald's Corp.'s long-time distributor Martin-Brower Co. is raising ...

For the past few weeks, Jesse has been spending 12 to 14 hours a day driving across L.A. just to make enough money to cover her family's expenses. “What that ...

Paringa Resources Ltd (Paringa) advises that in the initial ramp-up phase, underground mucking and transportation of Run of Mine (RoM) material to the surface ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The latest health report card is in and two counties in our area, Rockland and Nassau, top the list. Suffolk, however, is ranked ...

The refining sector is focusing on sustained petrochemical demand growth to see it weather the decline in demand for transport fuels in mature economies.

Cheap wine, bargain lunch deals and bike-sharing - our readers reveal all about how to live in Paris on a budget.

The Brexit-inspired decline in London's property values has yet to cause any serious ripples in other areas of the U.K..

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending tumbled 0.5% in December, the biggest decline in nine years, as the holiday shopping season ended in ...

With airline seating capacity throughout India down about 20 percent from its peak, the country appears set to lose its standing as the world's lowest-airfare ...

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) stock managed performance -5.58% over the last week and switched with performance of -12.48% throughout past one ...

According to a new report from Research and Market platform, blockchain spending in the U.S. will be over $41 billion by 2025.

The road to the future of mobility is long and bumpy, with unexpected turns. But make no mistake: we are heading toward a fundamentally different system for ...

SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore consumer prices rose less than expected in February, giving the central bank more room to align itself with it.

Confronted with the highest growth rates in the history of the city, and among the fastest in the US, Seattle is in the midst of a population boom, having grown 23 ...

The city has recorded a five-year high of 20 measles cases so far this year, five of which involve airport and airline staff.

Asia Market Update: Asian equity markets trade mixed, in line with Monday's US session; Samsung warns on Q1 General Trend: - Samsung warns on Q1, sh.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Just when spot truckload rates and demand seemed ready for an upward swing, they took another hit last week. With weather disruptions ...

As the MTA campaigns against fare evaders, criminal justice reformers and other advocates have raised concerns with the racial bias of policing in the transit ...

Mt. Gox Legal, a group of around 1,000 creditors of collapsed crypto exchange Mt. Gox, has prepared a draft proposal representing its consensus on how the ...

Looking at some ROIC (Return on Invested Capital) numbers, Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG)'s ROIC is 0.077078. The ROIC 5 year average is ...

News. Ridesharing app Lyft has partnered with blockchain startup Solve.Care to tokenize healthcare-related transport arrangements. The development was ...

A 19th-century form of transport is opening up the Murray River to tourists.

It's hardly an enviable position, but Britain's transport minister has the power to improve commutes, reduce the rate of traffic fatalities, streamline public transport ...

Bitcoin could rise to recent highs near $4,200 in the short-term if prices validate the bullish outside reversal or “engulfing” candle created in the three days to ...

Debate has been raging on whether cryptocurrencies with a fixed supply are good or bad. Do they increase prices and demand, or stymy spending?

The market for industrial space is so hot in Vancouver, British Columbia, the city may run out of land for the sector, according to brokerage CBRE Ltd.

News. Crypto bull Tim Draper has given advice to the president of Argentina to legalize Bitcoin (BTC) in order to improve the economic situation in the country, ...

Some $726 billion in annual spend on U.S. surface transportation faces daily price swings, but futures aim to mitigate the volatility.

Day care bills for the families of people with dementia are due to go up at Lancaster's two council-run centres.

NI city's room rates of just below £80 a night driven by booming visitor numbers.

News. CoinMarketCap announced that it will launch two cryptocurrency benchmark indices on Nasdaq Global Index Data *Service*, Bloomberg Terminal, ...

While bitcoin advocates point to politically fraught Venezuela as a prime example of crypto adoption, they often overlook the more business-friendly hub a bit ...

Every few months, a new list will rank the world's costliest places to live. But what do they actually mean?

Cryptocurrency markets ares seeing mixed signals, with U.S. crude reaching $60 for the first time in around four months.

Sponsored. An upcoming crypto ecosystem has bold ambitions to offer “a much smoother way of moving fiat and cryptocurrency over the internet,” enabling ...

FedEx Corp. said it would increase FedEx Express shipping rates by an average of 4.9% for domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import services.

News. Friday, March 8 — cryptocurrency markets are trading sideways, remaining relatively quiet with moderate losses throughout the top 20 coins, according to ...

Critics say the rail operator's effective monopoly since it merged with the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation in 2000 has allowed it to rest on its laurels.

Winklevoss Capital partner Sterling Witzke spoke to Cointelegraph about the future of stablecoins, regulatory clarity in U.S. and a fair price for Bitcoin.

The positive approach on change in the trucking industry, should there be a change of government after the next federal election, has been recognised on the...

A deal between the two ride-hailing apps is expected to be announced next week.

News. Electronic market liquidity provider B2C2 has won its case against Singapore cryptocurrency exchange Quoine and could claim now over 3,000 Bitcoin ...

Capacity shortfalls combined with increased demand for truckload shipments are continuing to boost spot rates to record levels, according to DAT Solutions, ...

A ride in an air ambulance can rack up a surprisingly high bill. Requiring companies to disclose the cost upfront can help stop so-called surprise bills.

News. China's first blockchain-based electronic invoice for a subway ride was issued at the Futian Station of the Shenzhen Metro, local finance publication ...

Bitcoin's defense of $3,700 is encouraging, but a positive follow-through is needed soon to invalidate a bear flag pattern that has developed on the hourly chart.

Collaboration with transportation partners was at the top of the to-do list for US shippers in 2018, especially those that wanted to nail down capacity and become ...

View. Bitcoin appears on track to snap its six-month losing streak and close February in the green for the fifth consecutive year. BTC may remain better bid in ...

Truck drivers using the Uber Freight load-booking app can now rate shippers' and receivers' facilities and share feedback on factors such as wait times and ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — With the freight market booming and truck capacity constrained, now is an ideal time for fleets to fine-tune their freight networks, push for ...

A rephased description of the stablecoin's backing appears to suggest it is not entirely backed by USD, undoing previous assurances.

President Donald Trump's administration is recommending the U.S. Postal *Service* raise prices for shipping packages, a move that would hit online retailers such ...

News. Leading Swiss online retailer Digitec Galaxus has announced that it will now accept cryptocurrencies, according to a press release published on March ...

Digital freight brokers Convoy and Uber Freight have separately launched new tools intended to make pricing options for hauling loads more transparent for ...

News. Coinbase Custody, the custodial tool of United States-based crypto exchange Coinbase, has completed its first over-the-counter (OTC) trade from cold ...

Companies are pointing to rising freight costs as a drag on earnings and growth, as trucking companies raise rates at a historic pace and one says finding trucks ...

Trucking companies are flexing their pricing power, pushing retailers and manufacturers to pay more to buy into a strong U.S. economy and adding to inflation ...

Many involved in the non-emergency medical transport system have told Contact 5 cost-cutting measures are leaving vulnerable people at times stranded, ...

The year 2018 was a record one for freight markets. So what does 2019 have in store? Bob Farrell of GlobalTranz has some thoughts.

Rising transportation costs, the driver shortage, and accompanying rail and barge congestion, have created challenging times for Europe's shippers, to say the ...

News. Decentralized liquidity network Bancor has launched a wallet for on-chain conversions between Ethereum (ETH) and Eos (EOS) tokens, according to a ...

News. Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is reportedly cutting up to 50 percent of its workforce, a report from CoinDesk Korea stated on ...

News. Physically delivered crypto futures exchange Coinflex has attracted two more high-profile crypto investors, Digital Currency Group and Polychain Capital, ...

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Truckload spot rates may be slipping, but Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, the largest US truckload operator, appears to be more than holding its own at the ...

AA criticises fuel retailers for not passing the savings on to diesel drivers at a time when they are facing increased taxes and levies.

Procter & Gamble Co., the maker of Bounty paper towels, Crest toothpaste and Pampers diapers, says the cost of trucking its goods is still on the rise. Whether ...

KANSAS CITY — Shortages of truck drivers and railroad workers continue to plague the transportation industry and contribute to soaring freight costs for ...

Uber Freight has launched Lane Explorer, leveraging machine learning to assess dynamic factors and give shippers real-time rates two weeks in advance.

FedEx Corp. will boost most prices by an average of 4.9% starting in January, more than double the expected rate of U.S. inflation next year, as freight demand ...

News. Gatecoin, a crypto exchange that was hacked in May 2016, has announced on March 13 that it has received a winding up (compulsory liquidation) order ...

This year is turning into a transportation boom fired up by strong demand and tight capacity and leading to pricing power among freight companies.

In 2019, the world economy will enter a third straight year of broad-based growth, but many economists feel that a combination of rising interest rates and ...

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News. The government of Argentina has agreed to co-invest in blockchain projects that are backed by Binance Labs and Latin American crypto exchange ...

Analysis. Ethereum (ETH) network users have unanimously supported the ProgPoW algorithm, which is expected to make the platform resistant to ...

J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported mixed results in the fourth quarter of 2018, with a slump in intermodal shipments and charges related to an ongoing ...

A private prisoner transport company has announced its closure after an MMA fighter accused in two killings escaped this month from one of its vans while.

New tariffs on imports from China may leave American companies with a choice — pay a higher freight bill now or pay the tariffs starting soon.

The tightest trucking market in years is testing the limits of an otherwise well-conditioned U.S. economic expansion. It also is tinder for accelerating inflation ...

News. Liu Song, vice president of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has said in an interview that the company is considering blockchain tech ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is preparing to launch regulations fixing the rates drivers and riders for ride-hailing services such as Grab and Go-Jek receive, ...

News. United States-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet *service* provider Coinbase has added support for Stellar Lumens, according to an ...

The race is on to get Chinese goods into the United States before President Donald Trump's tariffs bite. At sea and in the sky, Trump's trade war with China has ...

A shrinking supply of qualified truck drivers, combined with above-trend European GDP growth, is pushing the continent's truck rates higher, and analysts had ...

Blockchain startup Electroneum has just launched a dirt-cheap Android smartphone that rewards users in cryptocurrency. Announcing the news on Monday, the ...

U.S. productivity grew at an annual rate of 2.2% in the third quarter, a slowdown from the previous quarter but still better than the lackluster gains of the last ...

The sale price of the average Class 8 used truck jumped 13% in September amid ongoing demand for trucks in a market where freight is plentiful and capacity is ...

News. Cryptocurrency mining is reportedly one of the most observed objectives of hackers attacking businesses' cloud infrastructures, according to a report by ...

As the U.S. economy continues to grow, demand for carriage is also increasing and this momentum is expected to sustain in the rest of 2018.