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April 3, 2023

Dispute Over Restructuring Between Yellow, Teamsters Gets More Strident

The conflict between the Teamsters union and Yellow, the largest unionized US trucking operator, is getting hotter, with Teamsters general…

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April 2, 2023

Hair Drug Testing Guidelines Sent to White House

WASHINGTON — A revamp of a controversial proposed rule setting standards for using hair to test truckers for drugs has…

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March 28, 2023

10 Trends Expected To Define Supply Chains and Shipping In 2023

1. Markets returning to normalcy Freeing up of capacity and tempering of freight rates has brought markets almost back to…

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March 22, 2023

Florida-based Flagship Transport Abruptly Ceases Operations

Some 455 truck drivers who hauled freight under the banner of Flagship Transport LLC, a logistics holding company headquartered in…

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March 21, 2023

Labor Tensions Rise in Stalled West Coast Port Contract

Tensions in long-running contract talks at West Coast ports are worsening, with employers accusing unionized dockworkers of slowing cargo handling…

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March 16, 2023

US Truckload Rates Drop Sharply in February , but Not LTL Pricing

A 9.7 percent drop in the long-distance US truckload producer price index (PPI) in the first two months of 2023…

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March 15, 2023

Globalization Not Going Into Reverse, Annual Index Finds

Despite much hand-wringing to the contrary over the past three years, the end of globalization is nowhere near nigh. The…

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March 14, 2023

Maersk Shifts Detention Billing to Consignee Ahead of FMC Regulation

Maersk will begin billing container detention charges directly to consignees on so-called merchant haulage moves from April 1 in a…

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March 12, 2023

Borderlands: Mexico Starts 2023 as Top US Trade Partner

Mexico starts 2023 as top U.S. trade partner Mexico ranked as the United States’ top trading partner for the second…

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March 3, 2023

New U.S. Customs Anti-Forced Labor Tool Will Require Submission Of Chinese Supplier Postal Codes

Xinjiang Province Postal Codes Will Trigger Forced Labor “Warning Message” On January 26, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”)…

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