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Workers at JBS Meatpacking Plant in Colorado Win Wage Hike
The Swift Beef plant in Greeley, Colo., will immediately return to normal operations after weeks of uncertainty, JBS said in a statement.
April 13, 2026Perspective: How True AI Changes the Cost of TMS Training
Natural-language interfaces such as ChatGPT dramatically drop training time for new employees learning a TMS, writes TruckMaster Logistics Systems' Julie Dodson.
April 13, 2026AI Chip Export Drive Stalls Inside Commerce Department
The challenges risk affecting a wider swath of the industry as the Trump administration weighs how to create a more formal approach for chip export control.
April 10, 2026DTNA Q1 Sales Decline 24.5% Year Over Year
The North American figures dragged down the worldwide total for parent company Daimler Truck even as European sales increased, the company said.
April 10, 2026The Cost of Reactive Aftertreatment for LTL Fleets
And How Top Fleets Are Fixing It: Aftertreatment doesn't have to be your biggest maintenance headache. Learn how proactive service intervals, restoration vs. replacement decisions, and smarter PM planning can reduce truck-down events and put you back in charge of your maintenance budget.
April 10, 2026Federal Court Hears New Case Against Trump's Latest Tariffs
The 10% Section 122 tariffs, which replaced the IEEPA tariffs that the Supreme Court dismissed, are scheduled to expire July 24.
April 10, 2026Consumer Sentiment Drops to Record Low
The preliminary April sentiment index slumped to 47.6 from 53.3 in March, according to the University of Michigan data out April 10.
April 10, 2026Oil to Test Wartime Highs If Hormuz Standstill Drags
Analysts say resumption of prewar levels by July 鈥渕ight introduce $15- to $20-a-barrel upside risk to prices.鈥澛
April 10, 2026US Oil Exports to Hit 5M Barrels a Day Amid Global Crunch
Crude shipments for April are already inching toward about 4.9 million barrels a day based on current loadings, up from 3.97 million barrels a day in March.
April 10, 2026Spike in Fuel Prices Pushes Inflation Up Sharply
Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department said April 10.聽On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.9% in March from February.
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