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Truck Tonnage in December Dips 0.5% Year-Over-Year

Truck tonnage dipped in December, closing out the worst 12 months for freight activity since the pandemic year of 2020, American Trucking Associations reported.

January 23, 2024
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Love鈥檚, DTNA Roll Out Freightliner Maintenance Network

Love鈥檚 Travel Stops and Daimler Truck North America have begun rolling out a maintenance network for light mechanical repairs on the truck maker鈥檚 Freightliner-branded vehicles.

January 23, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Truck Sales at Navistar鈥檚 International Unit Rise 9% in 2023

Sales of International-branded trucks totaled 75,500 in 2023, up 9% compared with 2022, the original equipment manufacturer鈥檚 parent company said Jan. 22.

January 23, 2024
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Amazon Fined in France for Employee Monitoring in Warehouses

France鈥檚 privacy watchdog said Jan. 23 that it hit Amazon鈥檚 warehouse unit with a $35 million fine for using an 鈥渆xcessively intrusive system鈥 to monitor worker performance and activity.

January 23, 2024
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C.H. Robinson Announces Electronic Bill of Lading for LTLs

C.H. Robinson is implementing an electronic bill of lading process for its largest less-than-truckload carriers, a move in its continued efforts to digitize documents, the company announced Jan. 22.

January 23, 2024
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Red Sea Chaos Starting to Impair Profits Across Industries

With the Red Sea crisis roiling shipments of everything from cars to energy, it鈥檚 a matter of time before soaring costs and supply chain strains show up in companies鈥 earnings reports.

January 23, 2024
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

PS Logistics Unit Expands Flatbed Division in North Carolina

PS Logistics鈥 Blair Logistics unit announced it has acquired the flatbed division of Kenly, N.C.-based ELS for an undisclosed sum.

January 23, 2024
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Ports on Both Coasts Wrap 2023 Below Year-Earlier Levels

The nation鈥檚 port leaders say that while container volume was down in the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico facilities, overall trends for 2024 are pointing up.

January 23, 2024
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

DOT Panel Examines Maintenance Language in Lease Agreements

A U.S. Department of Transportation leasing task force has begun examining maintenance provisions in lease-purchase agreements.

January 23, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

USDA Awards $8.8 Million in Grants to Expand Biodiesel Sales

Nearly half of $18.89 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture biofuel grants recently awarded to 22 states will be funneled to projects that increase biodiesel storage, distribution and dispensing.

January 22, 2024

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