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Freight rail stakeholders lay out their challenges before Congress
Longer trains, employee morale and the role of technology in freight rail operations came under at times withering scrutiny at a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing. The hearing, convened to…
The Latest Beard Awards Drama: A Smashed Award and Resignations
James Beard Foundation In the wake of disqualifying a Birmingham chef, two judges resign and one chef condemns the JBFA’s “woke reasoning” With less than a month until the 2023 medals are doled out, there is major drama…
DHL Global Forwarding opens pharma logistics hub in Indianapolis
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight forwarding division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, said Friday it has opened a $1.5 million dedicated pharmaceutical transport facility in Indianapolis International Airport. The…
Nippon Express buys European logistics firm Cargo-Partner
Nippon Express, the seventh-largest third-party logistics provider in the world by gross revenue, has agreed to acquire Austrian logistics company Cargo-Partner for up to $1.5 billion, advancing its strategy to become a…
Cross-border LTL Q&A with FreightPlus SVP
Cross-border freight flows have been increasing for years but interest around shipping from Mexico and Canada into and out of the United States has amplified since the pandemic. Many companies are rethinking their supply…
Study Urges Excise Tax Repeal for Electric Trucking Takeoff
Repeal of the federal excise tax on heavy-duty commercial vehicles should be a key tool in the push to reduce trucking’s greenhouse gas emissions through electrification, a study says.
Eat More Beans. Please.
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U.S. Xpress Cuts Corporate Staff Ahead of Knight-Swift Deal
After losses widened in Q1, U.S. Xpress has cut its corporate staff for the third time in the past year as the trucking giant prepares to merge with the larger Knight-Swift Transportation.
Running on Ice: May flowers have arrived
Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary…
How NASA’s supply chain works, moms in trucking and spot market sinks – WTT
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to NASA’s Katie Rogers about how the space agency’s supply chain works on Earth and in orbit. Mother truckers, this one is for you. IMC driver recruiter and mother…
