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Diesel Prices May Climb Higher Into Harvest Season
Money managers turned the most bullish on diesel in four weeks after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled openness to a rate cut last month.
September 2, 2025ATA Renews Call for Stricter Federal Safety Enforcement
American Trucking Associations is renewing its call for stricter enforcement of federal safety laws in the wake of a fatal truck-involved crash in August.
September 2, 2025Truckers鈥 Input Sought on N.Y. Thruway Facility Upgrades
Information gathered will inform a Request for Proposals on facility upgrades that will open to vendors next year. The state鈥檚 current fuel contracts expire in 2027.
September 2, 2025Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack Halts Production
鈥淲e are now working at pace to restart our global applications in a controlled manner,鈥 Jaguar Land Rover said on its聽website. There鈥檚 no evidence customer data was stolen, it added.
September 2, 2025US Factory Activity Shrinks for Sixth Straight Month
While a slight improvement from 48 in July, details of the ISM report were mixed and the gauge remained below the level of 50 that separates expansion and contraction.
September 2, 2025Activist Investor Elliott Builds $4 Billion Stake in PepsiCo
The position makes Elliott Investment Management one of PepsiCo鈥檚 largest investors, the activist said Sept. 2 in a聽letter聽to the company board of directors.
September 2, 2025Kraft Heinz Breakup to Create 2 Distinct Food Giants
Following the breakup, one company will be made up of its Heinz Ketchup and other iconic condiments and boxed meals 鈥 a unit that currently generates $15.4 billion in sales.
September 2, 2025Volkswagen Unions Urge Blume to Quit Porsche Role
The company鈥檚 top labor official, Daniela Cavallo, on Sept. 2 urged Blume to step aside as head of Porsche AG, where he has remained CEO even after taking the helm at Volkswagen in 2022.
September 2, 2025Trump Says India Offered Zero Tariffs on US Goods
Trump said in a social media post Sept. 1 that India聽offered聽to reduce its tariffs on U.S. goods to zero, without saying when the concession was made.
September 2, 2025HTA鈥檚 Loya Listens, Learns as Calif. Drayage Community Reels
Robert Loya has seen up close how the dynamic between trade associations and members works, and how different it is from being employed at a carrier.
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