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Tips on tackling brome caused by blackgrass measures
Farmers Weekly Brome problems arising from blackgrass measures can easily be tackled, providing that farmers know which species they are dealing with. Both meadow and soft bromes have been an unwanted appearance in Agrii’s…
Direct drills revisited: Horsch Avatar 6.16 SD
Farmers Weekly Few farmers will have first-hand experience of quite as many direct drills as father-and-son team Lionel and Edward Shaw. Having got a taste for a low-till approach during a trip to Canada in 2002, Lionel…
GXO Agrees to Buy PFSweb for First US-Based Acquisition
GXO Logistics announced Sept. 14 it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the high-end e-commerce order fulfillment platform PFSweb.
Nikola FCEV Truck Deliveries to Start Before End of September
The first deliveries of Nikola’s hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered Class 8 truck are set to begin as early as late September, CEO Steve Girsky said Sept. 13.
J.B. Hunt acquiring BNSF Logistics’ brokerage unit
J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Thursday it will acquire the brokerage operations of BNSF Logistics, a subsidiary of BNSF Railway. BNSF Logistics provides a full suite of 3PL services through employees and agents.…
GXO Agrees to Buy PFSweb for First US-Based Acquisition
GXO Logistics announced Sept. 14 it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the high-end e-commerce order fulfillment platform PFSweb.
OOIDA’s scrappy start
FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line — Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here. Owner-operators are a vital part of logistics in the United States. While the majority of truck drivers do…
Explosion at Union Pacific Railyard Prompts Evacuations
An explosion inside a container at a Union Pacific railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska on Sept. 14 because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals caught fire.
Blessing of the Semis
Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter presented by Uber for Business. In this issue, truckers get blessed, UAW prepares to strike, JBH sees green shoots and more. No ride, no app, no problem. With Uber Central on Uber…
Ransomware attack hits Orbcomm’s BT series of ELDs; paper logs are back
Orbcomm, a major provider of ELDs to the trucking sector, is dealing with a ransomware attack that has limited the ability of its customers to use its Fleet Manager offering, which includes its Blue Tree ELD systems, the…
