Transportation

According to the latest Logistics Managers’ Index, the combined cost of inventory, warehousing, and transportation has risen 18% this year.

Fresh data on orders for new semi-trucks, trains and planes in July showed a 2.3% increase from the previous month. That follows two previous monthly decreases.

Jacob Passy, travel reporter at the Wall Street Journal, talks about why people are swapping their airfares for bus tickets this summer.

Boeing and Airbus each have order backlogs thousands of aircraft deep, thanks to pandemic-era production slowdowns and persistent air travel demand.

Ultimately, the increase in the cost of shipping a container across an ocean will be passed along to consumers.

Fewer drivers means fewer trucks on the road, and supply and demand dynamics do the rest.

Joby Aviation’s vehicles can take off vertically, and may be a kind of preview of what airport shuttle service could look like in the future.

As war in the Middle East disrupts global supply, governments are urging individuals to conserve — even as most energy demand comes from industry and transportation.

Businesses are passing costs on to customers, consolidating packages and, in some cases, taking shipping into their own hands.

As some large hub airports face growing congestion, the nation’s many smaller airports could play a role in relieving traffic.