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Ryder launches technology lab with FreightTech acquisition Baton
The logistics industry is undergoing a digital transformation, shedding manual practices in favor of cutting-edge technologies like AI. This shift promises to eliminate wasted time and resources, leading the way to a new era…
Caterpillar Defies Slowdown Fears as Profit Tops Estimates
Caterpillar shook off concerns of a global slowdown in economic activity, posting profit that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations amid demand for the company’s iconic yellow machinery.
No One Wants to Dig for Worms Anymore
Preparing chinicuiles. In Northwestern Mexico, agave worms are a delicacy, a pest, a sign of a troubled ecosystem, and a mascot for the hope of restoring it “Oh, look, this one is hiding,” Isela Islas Montiel says as she…
NHTSA Investigates Tesla Steering Control Complaints
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into a dozen complaints about loss of steering control or loss of power steering in Tesla 2023 Models 3 and Y electric vehicles.
Daily Infographic: Tesla prioritizing volume over profit
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Contractor labour exchange with New Zealand launched
Farmers Weekly A lack of availability of agricultural contractors has led to the creation of a new partnership between the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) and Rural Contractors New Zealand (RCNZ). The…
Lower feed costs help pork producers return to profit
Farmers Weekly Rising finished pig prices and falling costs of production have allowed producers to move back into a profit-making position after a long period of losses. Pig producers had an average positive net margin of…
Cost of rural crime up £9m, as gangs target farms
Farmers Weekly The cost of rural crime in the UK shot up by 22% over the past year as highly organised crime gangs continue to steal livestock, high-value farm machinery and expensive GPS equipment. NFU Mutual’s latest Rural…
Farming community rallies round boy with rare illness
Farmers Weekly The farming community has rallied behind a young, tractor-mad boy who has been diagnosed with a rare illness. Harry Lincoln started to feel unwell with a headache and a fever, but his condition worsened and he…
Teamsters locals overwhelmingly endorse UPS tentative contract
By a vote of 161-1, Teamsters local unions representing 340,000 full- and part-time workers at UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) voted Monday to endorse the tentative five-year agreement reached with the delivery giant on July 25 and…
