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In search of shipping’s next supercycle: Are tankers next?
There have been two historic shipping booms since the turn of the century. Could a third be around the corner? The first, in 2003-2008, was driven by a surge in Chinese demand as that country came onto the world trade stage.…
Angry Starbucks Union Workers Rallied Outside of Corporate HQ
Harry Cheadle https://seattle.eater.com/2023/3/23/23653525/starbucks-union-protest-corporate-headquarters-seattle
Walmart Cuts Staffing Levels at Some E-Commerce Warehouses
Walmart Inc. is cutting staffing levels at some e-commerce fulfillment centers in the U.S. as the nation’s largest private-sector employer steps up investment in automation.
Logistics companies ordered to pay warehouse workers $1M in back pay
In an effort to combat wage theft affecting foreign workers, the Department of Labor has recovered $1.1 million in back wages from two separate companies operating in the San Diego area. The wages were recovered from Freig…
Principles for building world-class safety culture — Taking the Hire Road
This week on Taking the Hire Road, host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, sat down with Brian Fielkow, executive vice president of risk resources at Acrisure, to discuss safety as a business strategy. Fielkow…
Buttigieg addresses teen drivers, truck parking at Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told concerned Senate lawmakers on Capitol Hill that his department and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are making a renewed effort to bolster lackluster…
Congressional Democrats Push Back on GOP’s Energy Agenda
As House Republicans prepare to consider a comprehensive energy proposal, the leader of the U.S. Senate insisted that the legislative package would not advance to the president’s desk.
US Transborder Truck Freight Jumps 13% in January
North American transborder truck freight in January jumped nearly 13% year-over-year, according to Bureau of Transportation Statistics figures released March 22.
Buttigieg Defends FY24 Budget on Capitol Hill
The safety and connectivity of the transportation system would improve with adoption of President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request, Secretary Pete Buttigieg told senators March 23.
Labor shortage, retention top list of supply chain concerns
Recruiting and keeping qualified workers remains the top challenge for supply chain executives, according to the industry’s annual report card on industry attitudes released Thursday at the ProMat 2023 material handling,…
