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Facebook Job Ads Illegally Discriminate, Female Truckers Claim

Meta Platforms Inc. 鈥渞outinely discriminates鈥 in steering job ads to specific age and gender groups on its Facebook platform, a women鈥檚 truckers organization alleged in a civil rights complaint.

December 1, 2022
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Inspectors Issue 26,164 Warnings, Citations During Operation Safe Driver Week

Inspectors in the United States and Canada pulled over more than 35,000 commercial motor vehicles during this year鈥檚 Operation Safe Driver Week, issuing 26,164 warnings and citations to drivers for unsafe driving behaviors ranging from speeding to distracted driving.

December 1, 2022
BusinessLogisticsTCA

Holiday Shipping Deadlines Near for USPS, FedEx, UPS

Here's a look at upcoming holiday shipping deadlines for USPS, UPS and FedEx if you want those packages to arrive before Dec. 25.

December 1, 2022
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Memphis Airport鈥檚 New De-icing Pads Boost Cargo Transport

Federal officials unveiled a 3.3 million-square-foot aircraft de-icing pad at Memphis International Airport, where FedEx Corp. has its largest sorting facility.

December 1, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Fed to Keep Rates High for Longer to Combat Inflation

The Federal Reserve will push rates higher than previously expected and keep them there for an extended period, Chair Jerome Powell said Nov. 30 in remarks likely intended to underscore the Fed鈥檚 focus on combating inflation.

December 1, 2022
BusinessLogisticsGlobal FreightTop 50

3PLs Make Debut on Global Freight 50

While the worst of the global supply chain snarls brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic now appear to be in the rearview mirror, it鈥檚 still not business as usual for international freight.

November 30, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Mack Names Jonathan Randall President

Mack Trucks announced it promoted Jonathan Randall to president of Mack Trucks North America, effective Dec. 1.

November 30, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

House Passes Rail Deal, Senate to Schedule Vote

To avert a railroad strike projected to cost the economy $2 billion daily, the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 30 passed a bill outlining a labor agreement between rail carriers and workers.

November 30, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Railroads Wind Down Hazardous Shipments Amid Strike Risk

U.S. railroads have begun curtailing shipments of hazardous chemicals ahead of a potential nationwide strike by workers, according to a major trade group representing oil refiners and petrochemical companies.

November 30, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsPrivate

Kroger, Albertsons CEOs Face Senate Questions Over Merger

Senators pressed the CEOs of Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. on Nov. 29 about whether their proposed $24.6 billion deal to create a supermarket giant will benefit consumers in an era of rising inflation.

November 30, 2022

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