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Challenger Wins Close Race to Lead United Auto Workers Union
DETROIT — Challenger Shawn Fain defeated Ray Curry, president of the United Auto Workers, in a close election and vowed to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with automakers.
5 ways to scale your company in a down market
At the start of 2021, freight market demand was huge. Companies in supply chain and logistics were making massive hires. There was an average of six loads for every one truck, with load-to-truck ratios as high as 1:12,…
Three tools shippers, carriers cannot afford to miss out on
In recent years, digital freight marketplaces (DFM) have changed the way the logistics industry operates. Not too long ago, shippers had no choice but to rely on traditional methods like phone calls, emails, and spreadsheets…
Hedgecutting contractor fears for future amid Defra rules
Farmers Weekly A Northamptonshire farm contractor has urged Defra to look again at “ill-advised” restrictions which prevent hedgecutting on farms throughout August. The window for trimming and cutting hedges with machines…
Trade Groups Urge Biden on West Coast Port Talks
A coalition of 238 national, state and local trade associations — including American Trucking Associations — wrote to President Joe Biden on March 24, urging the administration to take a more active role in the West Coast…
Union Pacific to Drop Push for One-Person Crews
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry’s long-standing push to cut train crews down to one person.
Forgotten wartime letters show value of food security
Farmers Weekly An Orkney Islands farmer says the UK government must learn valuable lessons from the past and focus resources on domestic food security. Beef and sheep farmer Douglas Paterson, 29, said the discovery of two…
Milwaukee airport to build cargo hub with private financing
Competition for air cargo business in the Greater Chicago area is heating up with Milwaukee’s main airport planning to build a large terminal for freighter aircraft and poach traffic from Chicago O’Hare, the dominant cargo…
Daily Infographic: How to stay healthy as a truck driver
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How is a Seedless Lemon not a GMO?
The world is just funny these days. In a time when society wants new, convenient, and innovative things we eat, one dark cloud term hangs over the industry, GMO. Enter the seedless lemon into the room. This has to be the…
