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XPO Workers at Florida Facility Decertify Teamsters Union
XPO workers on June 21 voted to remove a local Teamsters union from their Hialeah, Fla., workplace. Teamsters Local 769 was first certified in December 2014.
Speedcargo automation tools find space where airfreight providers can’t
At times, innovation is born out of curiosity, as inquisitive minds look for ways to simplify dated processes. Often, however, it arises from necessity, driven by the need to compete on a global scale. Technology solutions…
TuSimple prepares to exit US autonomous trucking market
Having laid off more than half its U.S. workforce and turned its attention to China, autonomous truck software pioneer TuSimple is taking steps to exit the U.S. market it once led. The move follows months of turmoil in the…
Analysts contemplate a Yellow bankruptcy
With questions swirling around the fate of the nation’s third-largest less-than-truckload carrier, Yellow Corp., industry analysts have started looking at which carriers stand to benefit the most if the company fails.…
May Used Class 8 Sales Down 4.9% Year-Over-Year
Used Class 8 truck sales in May decreased 4.9% year-over-year to 19,300 units from 20,300, ACT Research reported.
USDA Offers Up to $500 Million in Biofuel Grants
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that up to $500 million in federal funds are available to boost supplies of American-made biofuel.
It is time for brokers to leverage integrations as selling points
Connectivity has become a hot topic in the logistics industry. Shippers are increasingly embracing integrations as a way to connect with partners, save money and automate tasks. That means brokers are being pushed to up…
Teamsters demand UPS present last, best, final offer by Friday
The Teamsters union said Wednesday that it has demanded that UPS Inc. present its last, best and final contractual offer no later than Friday. The ratcheting up of hostilities comes one day after the Teamsters gave UPS…
Truck parking in Texas, Louisiana gets $33.5M boost from DOT
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a combined $33.5 million to build new truck parking facilities in Texas and Louisiana as project sponsors find ways around a lack of dedicated funding pools for such…
Slowed Sales Call For Strategy Shifts in Alternative Proteins: Rabobank
“Get ready for boredom,” reports Rabobank’s Senior Consumer Foods Analyst, Tom Bailey, because smaller, safer innovations are ahead for disruptive food products like plant-based meat alternatives, precision fermented…
