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Teamsters celebrate NLRB decision on STG Logistics, see path to greater unionization
A dispute between the Teamsters and a company that provides multiple logistics services — which have faced off previously before the National Labor Relations Board — is being looked at by labor attorneys as a key…
Delayed political reshuffles stifle progress on farm policy
Farmers Weekly Delays to reshuffles at the top of the two main political parties are holding up progress on agricultural policy development ahead of the next election, farm leaders have warned. Conservative Defra secretary…
UK invests £9m to tackle endemic disease in livestock
Farmers Weekly Fourteen research projects are to receive a share of £9m of government funding to tackle endemic disease in the UK livestock sector, to improve the productivity, health and welfare of animals. Phase two of the…
Farm Doctor: Could you recognise heart attack symptoms?
Farmers Weekly It is no secret that farmers can be notoriously bad at seeking help when something is wrong. Often working long and solitary hours, health and wellbeing concerns are left unvoiced, and, for many, a stigma still…
Ocean carriers warn FMC against regulating prices
WASHINGTON — Revisions made to a proposed rule aimed at curbing the ability of container ship carriers to refuse to provide vessel space to their customers has delved into the dangerous area of price regulation, according to…
Schneider acquires another dedicated carrier
Schneider National announced Tuesday after the market closed it has acquired dedicated carrier M&M Transport Services for an undisclosed sum. Massachusetts-based M&M Transport operates a fleet of 500 trucks and 1,900…
All-time high: Shares of container company Textainer still rising
The big surprise for shipping stocks has been the outperformance of certain container industry names despite the post-boom plunge in volumes and freight rates. Container-equipment lessor Textainer (NYSE: TGH) is a case in…
Employees at Yellow Logistics terminated
Employees at Yellow Logistics confirmed to FreightWaves they were terminated Tuesday as part of widespread layoffs at the independent subsidiary of Yellow Corp. But whether this was tied to an actual shutdown of the 3PL was…
Manufacturing Contracts in July, but at Slower Rate: ISM Report
Contraction continued for manufacturing economic activity during the month of July. The manufacturing PMI came in at 46.4%, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, marking the ninth consecutive month of…
Block calvers ditch tail paint for time-saving tech
Farmers Weekly Automatic heat detection systems could be in 90% of autumn block-calving herds and 70% of spring herds within four to five years, says LIC consultant Piers Badnell. Replacing tail paint with technology to…
