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After several years of plant closures and conversions to make renewable fuel, the pressure on American refiners to shut down excess capacity is easing as gasoline demand nears pre-pandemic levels and supplies dwindle.

Vertical Cold Storage announced it is acquiring Liberty Cold Storage from West Liberty Foods. Terms of the transaction are not public.

With a near-record 75 containerships waiting outside the U.S.’s largest port complex in Southern California, unionized dockworkers have strengthened their indispensable role in the supply chain.

J.B. Hunt Transportation Services announced Oct. 27 that its freight-matching solutions will now be available to businesses using the enterprise resource planning software SAP ERP.

Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group company, announced the introduction of Hino Edge, the truck maker’s third-generation connected vehicle platform.

Persistent supply chain challenges continued to weigh on U.S. manufacturers in October, lengthening supplier delivery times and bloating a measure of inventories.

Cargo Transporters instituted its third, and largest, driver pay and compensation increase for 2021, the carrier announced Oct. 27.

Daimler AG reported modestly higher net income and a dip in revenue in the third quarter as truck sales rose, but sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles plunged.

President Joe Biden’s proposed incentives for U.S. electric-car buyers could be challenged under the North American trade pact, a Canadian auto industry leader warned.