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November 28, 2022

Musk Touts Tesla Semi’s Range Days Before First Fleet Gets EV Truck

More than five years since the Tesla Semi prototype was unveiled, the first production models of the electric truck could be added…

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November 22, 2022

LTL Carriers Dialing Down Labor Expenses as Volumes Sag

Less-than-truckload carriers have been vocal that they will be rightsizing head counts to match a recent pullback in volumes. On…

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November 18, 2022

October Bountiful For Ports on East, Gulf Coasts

Fall has been fruitful for U.S. ports on the East and Gulf coasts but not as bountiful for at least…

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November 18, 2022

Historic storm is bearing down on western New York state, bringing treacherous snowfall that could damage infrastructure

 Thursday’s heavy snowfall that has pounded parts of western New York state will persist into Friday, when the worst of…

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November 15, 2022

Leading LTLs Cutting Headcount, Terminals as Retail Demand Slackens

The retrenchment of the $46 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) industry is beginning as the industry enters its slowest freight demand part of the…

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November 7, 2022

New FedEx Freight Pilot Focuses on Simpler Approach to Pricing

Earlier this week, FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload subsidiary of global logistics and freight transportation services provider FedEx, announced it is…

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November 6, 2022

MSC Warns of Higher Shipping Costs in EU’s Carbon Trading Scheme

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has warned clients of higher costs with the inclusion of shipping in the EU’s carbon trading…

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November 1, 2022

US Trailer Demand Defies Economic Downturn

Wabash National can’t build dry-van and refrigerated trailers fast enough to meet US demand, so the equipment manufacturer is expanding…

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October 27, 2022

Shipping Rates are no Longer Plunging. Is ‘New Normal’ Near?

Ocean shipping spot rate indexes are still falling. But after months of steep declines, they’re dropping much less rapidly than before….

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October 20, 2022

LTL Rating Group Begins Overhaul of Classification System

The organization that oversees pricing in the less-than-truckload industry, in what it has called a major overhaul of its antiquated…

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