Esther Fung is a reporter at The Wall Street Journal. She covers parcel shippers, freight railroads, and the broader transportation sector, while also delving into telecommunications and retail, with a focus on e-commerce. Her work has been featured in MarketWatch, Talking Biz News, Yahoo Finance, LiveMint, and Yahoo News.
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Esther Fung's coverage primarily focuses on finance and business, particularly in the context of transportation, shipping, labor negotiations, and railroads. She often covers government announcements and legal policy regulations related to these industries.
Given her focus on breaking news and evolving stories in the realm of transportation, shipping, labor negotiations, and railroads within a national scope (United States), she is likely responsive to pitches that provide insider insights into ongoing disputes or developments within these sectors. This could include access to exclusive data or sources close to major companies involved in transport logistics or labor negotiations.
In addition, Esther may be interested in receiving expert commentary from individuals with deep knowledge of the transportation industry's regulatory environment or those who can offer unique perspectives on evolving trends impacting businesses operating in this space.
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By: Esther Fung, Desiree Rios
Freight trains are getting longer—some of them 3 miles or more—and that is making life unpleasant in places like Pleasantville, Texas.
Thieves appear within minutes or seconds to grab packages; police say the heists use tracking numbers.
The package rivals are chasing smaller customers in an effort to win market share ahead of a shorter holiday season.
The growth of the e-commerce giant Shein has spawned a new U.S. delivery service called SpeedX that is leaving packages on the doorsteps of shoppers across the country. SpeedX specializes in the small international packages that Shein has been using to send low-price dresses and T-shirts directly from China to U.S. homes. SpeedX doesn’t hire its own drivers or buy delivery trucks.
A $28 billion merger in 2023 created Canadian Pacific Kansas City, which connects Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.
CPKC operates a 20,000-mile railroad network stretching from Canadian ports to Mexican factories, and is arguably the ultimate bet on the promise of the free flow of goods. Executives have spent recent weeks trying to reassure shareholders that the incoming Trump administration won’t disrupt business, and hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman, a major CPKC investor, has also weighed in.
FedEx shares rose about 8% in postmarket trading after the delivery giant said had decided to spin off its freight trucking division as a separate public company. The announcement by the Memphis, Tenn., company is a move to streamline its structure and unlock value that some shareholders argue has
FedEx has decided to spin off its freight trucking division, moving to streamline its structure and unlock value that some shareholders argue has been lost inside the delivery giant. FedEx Freight is the largest less-than-truckload operator in the country, with more than 30,000 vehicles and 350 facilities in North America that move cargo for retailers, manufacturers and other shippers. FedEx said its board had decided to spin off the business as a separate public company with a goal of completing the separation within 18 months.
It took three years for freight railroads and unions to agree on their last labor deal, which was reached in late 2022 only after Congress and the White House stepped in to block a national strike. CSX Chief Executive Joe Hinrichs broke from his peers in 2024 to avert another dragged out negotiation—during which workers went years without raises and bosses were reprimanded by regulators about poor service. Rather than wait for national collective bargaining sessions, CSX started in early 2024 to negotiate directly with the various unions that represent its workers.
CSX boss opts to negotiate directly with unions, skipping coalition bargaining
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