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Supermarket power tops concerns at Farmers Weekly Question Time
Farmers Weekly Supermarkets and supply chain unfairness were top of the agenda at the third Farmers Weekly Question time event at the John Innes Centre in Norwich. Farmers shaped the discussion by putting their searching…
Pam Transportation’s Q1 earnings fall by half
Pam Transportation Services announced Monday after the market close that first-quarter earnings were roughly half the prior-year result. The Tontitown, Arkansas-based truckload carrier reported adjusted net income of $12.7…
Box shipment trends their worst since depths of Great Financial Crisis
FreightWaves wrote at the beginning of April about continued severe weakness in U.S. box demand based on its survey of over 30 boxmakers, and the Q1 results from the third-largest North American containerboard producer,…
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.
