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Company Can’t Guarantee Air Bag Inflators Won’t Explode
DETROIT — A company that makes air bag inflators that have exploded in eight incidents argued that it can’t say for sure whether its inflators might cause further such incidents.
FedEx posts mixed fiscal Q4 results
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) late Tuesday posted fiscal 2023 fourth-quarter revenue of $21.9 billion, down from $24.4 billion in the year-earlier period. Adjusted diluted earnings per share came in at $4.94, down from $6.87 a…
Slowdown in grocery inflation may be good news for trucking companies
The biggest food brands have cooled it on price inflation. That’s good news for consumers — and trucking companies. Two freight brokers told FreightWaves that truckers have had to reorganize their routes to grocers in the…
Daily Infographic: What is Driver’s Knee?
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Timeline revealed for farm policy shift in Northern Ireland
Farmers Weekly Farmers in Northern Ireland have been given a clear indication of how and when they will transition to a new farm support regime, though the Basic Payment Scheme is set to continue unchanged for another two…
‘Len’s Light’ tractors set off for farming mental health campaign
Farmers Weekly A tractor convoy has set off on the first leg of a 2,000-mile journey from John O’ Groats to Land’s End as part of the “Len’s Light” campaign, launched to shed light on mental health struggles within rural…
Analysis: Falling farm borrowing figure masks sector stresses
Farmers Weekly Lending to agriculture at the end of April stood at £18.009bn, a fall of £857m on the year. However, this masks the position of many individual businesses, especially in the pig, poultry, field vegetable and…
Temporary Fix for I-95 in Philadelphia Set for June 24-25
PHILADELPHIA — Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said June 20.
NFU Cymru outlines future agri policies to support young farmers
Farmers Weekly As the annual Welsh Farming Week gets under way, NFU Cymru has revealed its Next Generation report, outlining key recommendations for the future of agricultural policy in Wales. The report comes at a crucial…
Farmer Focus: Maize faring well as grazing tightens
Farmers Weekly By the time you read this, I’m hoping the drought is over and we are all whining about the rain, but as I sit here writing, things are as dry as I ever remember them. We took second cut on 31 May, which…
