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February Trailer Orders Down 2.6% Year-Over-Year
U.S. trailer orders fell just shy of 26,000 units in February, falling short of the year-ago total, ACT Research reported.
Work Begins to Expand Key Texas-Mexico Entry for Trucks
Construction has begun on a new commercial inspection and processing facility to make it easier and faster for truckers to bring freight through Anzalduas Port of Entry.
Locus Robotics unveils solution for seamless integration of AMR models
CHICAGO — Warehouse robots are like ants. When one fails at its task, the entire colony can suffer. But unlike an ant colony, they’re often divided: Different robots typically perform different tasks and run on different…
Viewpoint: Labor flexing its muscles again in Germany
If you Google “history repeats itself quotes,” you’ll find many. In the maritime industry, we see time and again patterns that repeat themselves. Normally, it comes in cycles, like the exuberance we see in shipbuilding. …
FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller on the bittersweet sale of U.S. Xpress – WTT
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller about the personal impact of the sale of U.S. Xpress to Knight-Swift. FreightWaves’ Rachel Premack hears that produce…
Fed Raises Key Rate by Quarter-Point Despite Bank Turmoil
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve extended its yearlong fight against high inflation March 22 by raising its key interest rate a quarter-point.
EV Battery Aid Hangs in Balance as US Finalizes Climate Law
The interpretation of a regulation by the Treasury Department could upend expectations for how tens of billions of dollars in new electric vehicle tax incentives will be distributed.
A New, Anti-Drag Bill Could Fine Texas Restaurants and Bars That Host Drag Events With Children Present
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UP joins other railroads in providing paid sick days for some workers
On the heels of deals at other Class I railroads, Union Pacific has reached agreements with eight unions to provide workers up to seven paid sick days. The agreement goes into effect April 1. According to a prepared…
C.H. Robinson going slow on a new CEO
A couple of weeks ago, it had become apparent by the many headlines that C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRW) had zeroed in on Jim Barber, former chief operating officer of UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS), to become its next…
