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Amazon, Shopify Open Amazon Logistics Resources to Sellers

Amazon .com Inc. and Shopify Inc. have struck a deal to allow merchants who pay for Shopify鈥檚 e-commerce tools to use Amazon鈥檚 logistics network.

August 31, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Locomotive Manufacturer, Union Agree to End Two-Month Strike

Wabtec and its striking union workers have reached a tentative agreement that could end a two-month strike that saw about 1,400 people walk off the job at its Pennsylvania plant.

August 31, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFor-Hire

Used Truck Market Can Likely Handle Yellow Liquidation

Used trucks and trailers owned by bankrupt Yellow Corp. are set to come up for auction in unprecedented numbers, but the market can handle it, say observers.

August 31, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics

Florida Starts to Recover as Idalia Rain Hits North Carolina

Florida has started to dig out from the aftermath of Idalia, which weakened to a tropical storm even as it brought heavy rain across Georgia and the Carolinas.

August 31, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Composite Use Cuts International SuperTruck II Mass by 60%

Navistar鈥檚 International SuperTruck II achieved a 60% reduction in weight compared with the baseline model due to a composite cab and trailer box, TPI Composites said.

August 30, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Trucking Urges Zero-Emission Approach That Goes Beyond EVs

Alternatives for reducing emissions that go beyond a federal regulatory push to expand use of battery-electric聽 trucks exist for both near- and longer-term applications, experts said.

August 30, 2023
BusinessLogisticsPrivate

Tyson Foods Reorganizes, Appoints New Supply Chain Chief

Tyson Foods will centralize areas such as transportation and warehousing under fresh meats head Brady Stewart in the food giant鈥檚 latest effort to restore profits.

August 30, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Hurricane Idalia Swamps Southeast, Closes Highways

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Aug. 30 in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast.

August 30, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Traffic Deaths Fall 3% in First Half of 2023, Report Finds

Traffic fatalities declined by an estimated 3% during the first six months of 2023 while miles traveled by U.S. motorists increased 2.3% across the same period of time, a new report found.

August 30, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

US Economic Growth for Q2 Revised Down to 2.1%

The economy expanded at a 2.1% annual pace from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of higher borrowing costs, the government said Aug. 30.

August 30, 2023

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