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JBS Profit Surges to Two-Year High on Booming Chicken Demand

JBS, the biggest global meat producer, is reaping the benefits of a world that’s eating more chicken, sending demand surging and helping the company post its best quarterly profit in two years.

November 13, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTCA

New York Gov. Hochul Moving Fast on Congestion Pricing

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathleen Hochul is negotiating a modified version of congestion pricing with the feds that would start the Manhattan toll at $9 per day before ramping it back up to the $15 plan.

November 13, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Trump’s EPA Pick Draws Praise, Pushback Over Climate Policy

During his nearly 10-year tenure on Capitol Hill, Lee Zeldin pushed back on the progressive policy proposal known as the Green New Deal.

November 13, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Westport Q3 Loss Narrows as Cespira JV Ramps Up

Westport Fuel Systems’ loss narrowed in the third quarter, due in part to the company’s decision to recognize its heavy-duty truck operations as an equity investment on its financial ledger.

November 13, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Transportation Nominees on Senate’s Radar

With members of Congress back in Washington after the elections, their lame-duck session in the Senate includes consideration of high-profile nominees.

November 13, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Inflation Rises Slightly in October to 2.6%

WASHINGTON — Inflation in the United States ticked up in October, driven by costlier rents, used cars and air fares, a sign that price increases might be leveling off.

November 13, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Dockworkers Call Off Talks Again, With Automation at Issue

The U.S. dockworkers union that halted cargo at every major port on the country’s eastern and southern coasts last month has called off talks with their employers over automation.

November 13, 2024
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

TFI Buys Manitoba-Based TL, LTL Carrier Keystone Western

TFI International bought truckload and less-than-truckload carrier Keystone Western for an undisclosed sum, the company said in a LinkedIn post.

November 13, 2024
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Autonomous: Plus Ramps Up Autonomous Truck Testing in U.S. and Europe

Automated driving technology company Plus has been ramping up on-road testing of autonomous heavy-duty trucks in the United States and Europe in cooperation with Traton Group’s commercial truck brands.   

November 13, 2024
BusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Amazon Aims at Temu With Low-Priced Storefront Called Haul

Amazon launched an online storefront designed to compete with Temu, the low-cost shopping app that gained traction with shoppers who trade longer shipping times for rock-bottom prices.

November 13, 2024

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