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CP Rail Strike Ends as Company Reaches Deal With Teamsters

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. reached a tentative four-year deal with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, ending a strike that began late May 29.

May 30, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsTCA

Colorado Set to Be First State to Test 鈥楽mart Pavement鈥

Tim Sylvester, CEO of Kansas City, Mo.-based Integrated Roadways, thinks his startup company鈥檚 鈥渟mart pavement鈥 鈥 bristling with sensors and the latest fiber-optic and wireless technology 鈥 could be a lifesaver in mishaps.

May 30, 2018
GovernmentFuelLogisticsTCA

Fuel Tax Hike Could Pump Up Construction in Missouri

Missouri voters will choose whether to raise the nation鈥檚 fourth-lowest gasoline tax when they go to the polls in November.

May 30, 2018
BusinessLogistics

Truck Explosion Damages UPS Freight Hub in Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. 鈥 A Kentucky fire official says about a dozen people received medical attention after an explosion damaged a UPS freight hub.

May 30, 2018
BusinessLogistics

Canadian Pacific Rail Workers鈥 Strike Threatens Freight Traffic

More than 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. workers walked off the job, threatening a wider disruption in freight traffic and setting up the first major labor test for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

May 30, 2018
GovernmentTechnologySafetyLogistics

Public Input Wanted for Virginia鈥檚 I-81 Improvement Study

Virginia transportation officials have planned a series of meetings in June to gather public feedback as their study of the Interstate 81 corridor takes shape.

May 30, 2018
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UPS Plans Rate Hike for Heavy Freight as E-Commerce Volume Grows

UPS Inc. will increase its over-the-maximum limits and the oversize pallet-handling surcharge to $650 from $500 beginning June 4.

May 29, 2018
BusinessLogisticsTCA

Old Dominion Opens $10 Million Facility in Central Florida

Greg Gantt, CEO of Old Dominion Freight Line threw a homecoming party in Lakeland, Fla., on May 24, and he came with a $10 million gift.

May 29, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsTCA

Funds From Volkswagen Diesel Scandal to Pay for Zero-Emission Trucks in California

State officials figure the Volkswagen diesel emissions testing scandal added an extra 10,000 tons of noxious nitrogen oxide to California鈥檚 air. To make up for it, the state will use $423 million of Volkswagen penalty money to cut the same amount of nitrogen oxide by subsidizing the purchase of zero-emission trucks, buses and other vehicles.

May 29, 2018
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

Free Market vs. Subsidies at Heart of Brazil Truckers鈥 Strike

Brazilian cabinet ministers on May 28 called on truckers to end a crippling eight-day strike that has led to major shortages and disruptions in Latin America鈥檚 largest nation, saying the government had gone as far as it could to meet their demands.

May 29, 2018

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