The CEO’s pessimism came after FedEx missed estimates on revenue and earnings in its first quarter. The company also withdrew its full year guidance.

The Pittsburgh-based producer said demand has dropped across most of its markets amid persistent supply-chain problems and higher costs for raw materials and energy in Europe.

Who holds the pricing power in today's transportation market — the carrier or the retailer? Deanna Kaufman, vice president with enVista, describes the shifting dynamic between the two.

Numerous factors are responsible for congestion in the retail supply chain. Mike Curtin, senior vice president of apparel and soft goods with Logility, explains what companies are doing to overcome those hurdles.

When cargo is at rest, it’s also at risk. As disruptions such as strikes at major U.K. ports continue, shippers are scrambling to keep cargo moving so it’s harder to steal.

A truck spilled more than 150,000 tomatoes across Interstate 80 Highway in California Aug. 29, bringing traffic to a standstill.

Logistics executives say sea containers and the steel trailers needed to ferry goods on trucks are in short supply, as efforts to cope with steep inventory imbalances send new backups rippling across supply chains.

The trucking industry is still far from solving some of its deepest challenges since the pandemic, such as the shortage of intermodal chassis in circulation. 

Water levels in the upper stretches of the Yangtze — a crucial source of hydro-power, transport and water for crops — are at the lowest level since records began.

With average temperatures rising and heat waves become more frequent and intense, infrastructure and in particular roads are increasingly vulnerable to human-induced global warming.