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18
Jun
Trucker YRC Seeks to Defer Millions in Benefits Payments
By WSJ/Jennifer Smith One of the largest trucking companies in the U.S. is facing new financial strains that could jeopardize health insurance coverage for thousands of its workers in the midst of a pandemic. YRC Worldwide Inc., which slashed expenses […]
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09
Jun
Calling out racism in trucking
by Freight Waves / Clarissa Hawes Members of Black Truckers United discuss discrimination, diversity in the trucking industry Michael Ware remembers driving from Oklahoma to northwest Arkansas nearly 16 years ago to apply for a truck driving job. In a […]
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05
Jun
FedEx Adds New Delivery Fees to Manage Strain From Coronavirus
by WSJ FedEx Corp. is adding surcharges to some shipments in the U.S., following rival United Parcel Service Inc. in charging more to offset rising costs and manage a surge of packages flowing through its network during the coronavirus pandemic. […]
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02
Jun
FROM NAFTA TO USMCA – Understanding How the USMCA Differs From NAFTA
Background On September 30, 2018, the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico announced they had reached a trilateral free trade agreement (in principle), concluding more than 13 months of negotiations. The agreement, dubbed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) […]
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28
May
UPS ROLLS OUT ADDITIONAL PEAK SURCHARGES
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, carriers have been adding additional surcharges in order to cope. UPS made COVID-related changes to their surcharges, specifically as it relates to APAC. Now, however, UPS has announced additional changes to its Peak Surcharges. These […]
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21
May
U.S.-bound shipments see April gains but concerns remain
April shipments—at 1,126,970—saw a 13% annual increase, well ahead of March’s -10% reading, and on a year-to-date basis through March, U.S.-bound shipments—at 3,836,078—were off 1.6% compared to the same period a year ago, an improvement over the -6.8% year-to-date drop […]
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21
May
April truck tonnage drops to lowest level since 1994
By LM Staff The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for April—at 104.9 (2015=100)— fell 12.2%, following a 0.4% March gain, which was downwardly revised from an initial reading of a 1.2% increase. This came on the heels […]
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24
Apr
US passenger airlines seek approval for cargo in seat areas
American Shipper by Eric Kulisch After receiving clarification on whether they can put cargo in the passenger cabin, U.S. airlines are asking the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to go further and place boxes in the seats, or even remove […]
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07
Apr
COVID-19 & shipping update: OOIDA asks for testing; layoffs pile up
FreightWaves / John Kingston As the country enters what Trump administration and several governors are calling both a tragic week of loss and a possible apex of deaths and new cases in some parts of the nation, reports are mounting […]
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20
Mar
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update March 20th AM
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update March 20th AM Dear Valued Customer, Harrisburg PA – Gov. Tom Wolf orders all Pennsylvania businesses that aren’t ‘life-sustaining’ to close, will enforce order. “Enforcement actions will be taken against non-life sustaining businesses that are out of […]
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