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UPS Finance Chief to Leave Parcel Giant to Focus on Health

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 16:32
UPS Inc.’s top financial executive plans to leave the company June 1 in order to focus on his personal health, the shipping giant said May 6.

Daimler Truck Q1 Profit Rises Even as Sales Fall

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 14:23
Daimler Truck profits rose year-over-year in Q1 2024, with executives and analysts more optimistic about the company’s North American business than its European operations.

Homendy’s NTSB Reappointment Before Senate

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 14:05
The nomination of Jennifer Homendy to continue leading the National Transportation Safety Board awaits a vote in the Senate.

UAW Members Ratify Four-Year Freightliner Labor Deal

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 13:11
United Auto Workers members ratified a four-year labor deal with Daimler Truck North America covering 7,400 mostly Freightliner employees, the union said May 4.

Crossword Puzzle Solution for May 6, 2024

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 12:30
Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the May 6, 2024 print edition.

End of Tolls Coming for Alabama’s Foley Beach Express Bridge

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 12:17
A toll-free ride across the Foley Beach Express Bridge in Orange Beach, Ala., will be a reality for the first time in more than 20 years now that the state has reached a deal to purchase the span.

CVSA Mulls Another Personal Conveyance Guidance Request

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:35
Twice in the past four years, CVSA has failed to persuade FMCSA to strengthen guidance for stopping a rise in truckers improperly using personal conveyance to stretch the hours they drive.

Don’t Get Taken Out of Service!

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 23:00
Happy Cargo Securement Month! Review the regulations on securing cargo to avoid getting your trailer taken out of service.

Driving Cost Savings with RFID and Electronic Tolling

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 23:00
The differences between the collection, cost, and efficiency of toll-by-plate and tolling transponders are stark. Read the PrePass whitepaper, Driving Cost Savings with RFID and Electronic Tolling and learn how a toll transponder is the best choice when it comes using toll roads, bridges, and tunnels.

ATA, 8 Others Ask EPA to Adjust Biofuel Output Volumes

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 15:41
Renewable fuel production targets are too low to sustain the sector and have resulted in shuttered biofuel companies, a consortium of trade associations stated in a letter to EPA 's Michael Regan.

Mullen Group Closes ContainerWorld Acquisition

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 14:50
Mullen Group closed its previously announced acquisition of fellow Canadian business ContainerWorld Forwarding Services, the company revealed May 3.

XPO Posts Q1 Net Income Rise of 294% Despite Tough Market

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 14:39
XPO Inc. experienced a 294.1% increase in earnings year-over-year despite a soft freight environment during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported May 3.

Oregon Spends $2.1M in Federal Grant to Train Truck Drivers

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 14:36
Hundreds of newly minted commercial truck drivers are on the road in Oregon thanks to a state group’s decision to allocate a large chunk of a federal grant to driver training.

Cummins Sees Q1 Income Rise From Sale of Filtration Business

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 13:44
Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. said its first-quarter bottom line was lifted by the March completion of its divestiture from filtration business Atmus.

I-95 in Connecticut Closed for Days as Crash Damages Bridge

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 10:44
HARTFORD, Conn. — The major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed in Connecticut for days after a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95.

Houthis Threaten to Try to Attack Ships in Mediterranean Sea

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 09:51
The Houthi group based in Yemen threatened to start trying to attack ships in the eastern Mediterranean as it steps up a campaign of anti-Israeli assaults.

EV Makers Win 2-Year Extension to Qualify for US Tax Credits

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 09:05
The Biden administration gave carmakers a partial reprieve in finalizing EV tax credit rules intended to loosen China’s grip on battery materials crucial to the car industry’s future.

World’s Most Important Oil Price Transformed

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 08:41
After years of skepticism, criticism and trader furore, the world’s most important oil price is working better than ever thanks to an infusion of crude from west Texas.

Employers Add 175,000 jobs in April in Face of Higher Rates

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 08:06
WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April, adding a modest 175,000 jobs in a sign that high interest rates may be starting to take a toll on the economy.

Safety Practices, Culture Help Carriers Reduce Liability

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 16:11
PHOENIX — When a crash happens, it is a carrier’s policies, procedures and routines that could lead to a nuclear verdict.

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