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Nevada governor vetoes bill to restrict train lengths
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has vetoed a bill that would have restricted the length of freight trains running through the state, saying such a mandate could violate federal interstate commerce laws. The Republican governor said…
Study unable to firmly connect legal pot and truck safety
Limited research on the effect of legalizing marijuana throughout the U.S. on truck driver safety is too limited to make a hard connection between the two, according to a new study. Impacts of Marijuana Legalization on the…
Trans-Pacific spot container shipping rates are inching up
Shipping lines have brought Asia-U.S. spot rates up off the floor, but it’s a slog: two steps up, one step back, another two steps up, a slide back again. The general rate increase (GRI) on Thursday was partially successful,…
‘Past Lives’ Actor Greta Lee Shares Her Old Haunts and New Loves in LA’s Koreatown
Courtesy of Twenty Years Rights/ https://la.eater.com/2023/6/5/23750165/greta-lee-past-lives-movie-korean-restaurants-koreatown-los-angeles
UPS Union Workers to Vote on Whether to Authorize a Walkout
UPS Inc.’s union workers will hold a vote on whether to grant authorization to Teamsters leaders to call a strike after the current five-year contract lapses.
PepsiCo Approaches Its DE&I Goals, Reaching 44% Gender Parity in Management in 2022
PepsiCo, Inc. has made significant progress toward its gender parity and managerial representation goals, according to the company’s latest Global DE&I Annual Report. The initiatives support the PepsiCo Positive (pep+)…
Norfolk Southern reaches sick leave agreements with 100% of craft workforce
Norfolk Southern has reached sick leave agreements with all of its craft unions. The railroad says it is the first U.S. Class I railroad to have sick leave deals for 100% of its craft workforce. The last deal to be struck…
A. Duie Pyle has grown, but LTL carrier is remaining focused on the Northeast
With three new service centers opening in the past year and three more on the way, it may seem that LTL carrier A. Duie Pyle (ADP) is on the verge of a massive expansion beyond its largely Northeastern footprint. Not so,…
Kentucky Pauses Incentives for Microvast Over China Concerns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kentucky officials say they are pausing $21 million in economic incentives to Microvast for a proposed electric vehicle battery facility.
White Paper: State of the Industry – June 2023
The June 2023 “State of the Industry Report” — presented in affiliation with Ryder — shares an in-depth overview across the trucking, maritime and intermodal markets, as well as what to expect in the coming weeks. The data…
