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Gatik robot trucks will haul Tyson chicken, sausage and hot dogs
Breakfast sausage, hot dogs and frozen chicken breasts from Tyson Foods are beginning to move autonomously on Gatik AI trucks in Northwest Arkansas. The three-year contract could expand nationwide. Gatik has covered a…
XPO holds volume gains in August
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO saw recent volume wins from Yellow’s departure stick in August. Tonnage was up 3.1% year over year (y/y) during the month following a 4.2% increase in July. The increases were the combination…
Farmer Focus: Let’s see how homebred shearlings perform
Farmers Weekly The year seems to be whizzing by and we are now getting everything ready for tupping. We have retained 110 of our 2022-born females, which will be joining the main breeding flock this year. This group looks…
Farm Doctor: How to protect yourself from farmer’s lung
Farmers Weekly Farmers are at risk of developing respiratory problems because of working in environments such as grain stores and poultry sheds where dust and spores in the air are prevalent. Camilla Baker, farmer’s daughter…
Case IH unveils monster 778hp Steiger 715 Quadtrac
Farmers Weekly The “battle of the giants” among tractor manufacturers has stepped up a gear, as Case IH unveiled a new Steiger 715 Quadtrac with up to 778hp at the Farm Progress Show in the US. The launch comes hot on the…
Time to ‘draw a line under’ Limousin scandals, says society chief
Farmers Weekly For five years, the British Limousin Cattle Society has been operating under a cloud of suspicion, following two major scandals that led to questions about the integrity of the herdbook. The first involved…
Seed sales show heavy reliance on limited number of varieties
Farmers Weekly After a testing season and difficult harvest, growers are sticking to a narrow range of varieties for the new cropping year. Farmers Weekly finds out what’s filling the drills. See also: Why wheat drill dates…
Diesel Prices Up 1.7¢ in Seventh Straight Increase
Diesel prices climbed for the seventh week in a row, although the increase was a modest 1.7 cents a gallon nationally and some regions saw declines.
August Class 8 truck orders reach highest level since February
Preliminary net Class 8 truck orders reached 19,000 units in August, 9% below a year ago. But they were the highest in six months. Bookings should begin to rise in September as the 2024 order season accelerates. But it’s…
FMCSA Plans New Study on Detention Time
Federal trucking regulators have announced plans to conduct a study aimed at providing a better understanding of the impact of driver detention time on driver safety and CMV operations.
