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Toyota aiming heavy-duty fuel cells for sale this year
Toyota Motor North America. expects to deliver Kentucky-produced heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kits to customers as soon as this year. It adds to momentum that federal and state incentives are driving for…
Yellow, Teamsters to hash out operational changes by reopening NMFA early
It appears less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. and the Teamsters will renegotiate their labor contract a year early as the two parties have failed to come to terms on proposed network changes, a spokesperson with Yellow…
FedEx to close pilot bases in Alaska, California and Germany
FedEx will shut down pilot bases in Alaska, California and Germany as part of the company’s aggressive campaign to streamline operations and networks, eliminating billions in structural costs by fiscal year 2027,…
Bill introduced to prevent ocean carrier price gouging
WASHINGTON — A House lawmaker wants to give federal maritime regulators more power to crack down on collusive shipping agreements among foreign ocean carriers. The Ocean Shipping Competition Enforcement Act, introduced on…
Amazon workers in California agree to join Teamsters
Eighty-four employees at Amazon.com Inc.’s Palmdale, California, location have agreed to organize their union–DAX8–with Teamsters Local 396, a move that marks the first time that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) workers have affiliated…
Benchmark diesel price on its way down again after 1-week increase
After a reversal of a string of declines last week, the benchmark Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average weekly retail diesel price headed down again. The latest posting is $4.077 a gallon, down 3.9…
Diesel Resumes Decline, Sheds 3.9¢ to $4.077 a Gallon
The national average price of diesel resumed its downward trend after a one-week pause, dropping 3.9 cents to reach $4.077 a gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Freight Routes to Get Electric, Hydrogen Infrastructure Aid
A top U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory announced it will help add electric and hydrogen infrastructure to four freight corridors covering over half of the nation.
Amazon Contract Drivers in California Join Teamsters Union
More than 80 contract drivers and dispatchers who handle deliveries for Amazon .com Inc. have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
As Asia-US shipping rates rise, so does skepticism on staying power
Container lines have used general rate increases (GRIs) to forcibly push up Asia-U.S. spot rates, yet there’s widespread skepticism on rates’ staying power given the gravitational pull of weak demand. Carriers introduced a…
