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Another FedEx-Amazon divorce (with video)
FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX), tired of walking around bowlegged from Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) pricing and service demands on its ground-delivery business, has had enough.- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Mark Solomon FedEx will effectively end its ground-delivery contract with Amazon at the end of August, according to sources. According to one source, […]
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With changing times, LGBTQ truckers move more confidently in spite of lingering harassment
“I’m trans,” said Kristin Durh to the recruiter lining up her orientation schedule. She had to take a deep breath before telling him what she was pretty sure he already had figured out. As a transgender woman, she was used to the ways companies filtered out her application once they spoke to her. That’s why, […]
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Auto hauler Jack Cooper about to file bankruptcy but reorganize: Teamsters
“Auto hauler Jack Cooper, which reorganized its debt and became a private company just two years ago, appears to be reorganizing again.”- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author John Kingston While the company itself has said nothing about a reorganization, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has published updates on its negotiations on […]
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Watchdog agency clears EPA’s glider truck testing practices
Testing by federal regulators in 2017 that found air pollution from glider kits to be “many times” the level generated by new heavy-duty truck engines complied with approved standards, a government watchdog agency has found. – According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher A July 31 audit conducted by the U.S. […]
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Truck driver didn’t stop after losing two wheels which struck Massachusetts State Police cruiser
Massachusetts State Police is looking for a truck and its driver July 31 on Eastbound on i-84 in Sturbridge, MA between the hours of 5:20-5:30 a.m. a tractor-trailer lost two wheels, with two tires attached, which struck a stationary cruiser, that was parked in a construction zone. The wheels came off of the tractor, not […]
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Major accident and spike in the insurance rates lead to shutdown of Carney Trucking (with video)
One crash is all it took. Carney Trucking Company, a Gilbertown, Alabama-based flatbed carrier, has shut down, citing a spike in its insurance rates.- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Brian Straight “We had a major accident last year,” David Carney, one of the family-owned business’ owners, told FreightWaves. “Once we got […]
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July new heavy-duty truck orders lowest since 2010, more evidence for trucking recession
“New truck orders in July fell to their lowest level since 2010, more evidence that a trucking sector recession is taking hold.” – According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Alan Adler FTR Transportation Intelligence reported preliminary orders of 9,800 units. That was down 82 percent from the same month last year when […]
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Sudden shutdown of Schneider final-mile unit leaves furniture shippers scrambling for options
“When truckload and logistics giant Schneider National Inc. (NASDAQ:SNDR) acquired less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload carrier Watkins & Shepard Trucking Inc. and final-mile and IT provider Lodeso Inc. in June 2016, it envisioned penetrating the business-to-consumer e-commerce category with a holistic, “first-to-final-mile” shipping service for furniture and carpeting orders.” – According to the article in freightwaves.com […]
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Trucks carrying massive drill ship through Houston will cause major traffic delays August 2-6
“A pair of enormous crates carrying parts of a South Korea-bound drilling ship will be transported along highways through the Houston area over the next four days.” – according to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Noi Mahoney According to Ronnie Smith, owner of Smith Specialized Logistics, it is one of the biggest moves […]
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