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    Trucking industry's hiring woes impacting consumers nationwide
    US Transport News
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Trucking industry's hiring woes impacting consumers nationwide

    As companies across the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, trucking experts are worried their industry could be left behind as...
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    Cass Freight Index: U.S. freight volumes return to pre-pandemic levels in July, costs go higher
    US Transport News
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Cass Freight Index: U.S. freight volumes return to pre-pandemic levels in July, costs go higher

    The Cass Freight Index for July released Thursday shows volumes of goods being shipped by truck, car and rail in North America returning...
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    Digital Freight Startups Maintain Focus on Growth, Not Deals
    US Transport News
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Digital Freight Startups Maintain Focus on Growth, Not Deals

    Two of the most prominent digital load-matching startups say they are sticking with their plans to use their technology to grow...
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    US Travel Industry Cheers Senate Passage of Historic Infrastructure Bill
    US Transport News
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    US Travel Industry Cheers Senate Passage of Historic Infrastructure Bill

    The U.S. Senate has approved the $1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with Tuesday's 69-30 vote being met by...
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    UPS pushes for changes to Postal Service reform bill
    US Transport News
    • Aug 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    UPS pushes for changes to Postal Service reform bill

    As Congress deliberates on a bill to put the United States Postal Service on a better financial footing, competitor UPS is lobbying...
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    A trucking crisis has the U.S. looking for more drivers abroad
    US Transport News
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    A trucking crisis has the U.S. looking for more drivers abroad

    A shortage of truckers across the U.S. has become so severe companies are trying to bring in drivers from abroad like seemingly never...
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    UPS shares hit three-month low on worries e-commerce is cooling
    US Transport News
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    UPS shares hit three-month low on worries e-commerce is cooling

    July 27 (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) shares fell to a three-month low on Tuesday on worries that growth from the...
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    Trucker shortage leads to possible fuel shortages at some airports, airline industry says
    US Transport News
    • Jul 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Trucker shortage leads to possible fuel shortages at some airports, airline industry says

    American Airlines and other carriers are facing possible fuel shortages at some airports, industry representatives said. American told...
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    ATA: Truck tonnage is flattening, remains above 2020 levels
    US Transport News
    • Jul 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    ATA: Truck tonnage is flattening, remains above 2020 levels

    American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.5% in June after falling 1% in...
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    Uber to buy a company that makes software to manage shipping for $2.25 billion
    US Transport News
    • Jul 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Uber to buy a company that makes software to manage shipping for $2.25 billion

    Uber Freight, the rideshare company’s trucking division, said Thursday it’s acquiring shipping software company Transplace in a deal that...
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    Massive internet outage: FedEx, Delta and McDonald's go down
    US Transport News
    • Jul 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Massive internet outage: FedEx, Delta and McDonald's go down

    New York (CNN Business)A sweeping internet disruption on Thursday briefly took out a wide range of major corporate websites — from FedEx...
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    Midwest Carriers acquires booze hauler Osborn & Son Trucking
    US Transport News
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Midwest Carriers acquires booze hauler Osborn & Son Trucking

    Midwest Carriers announced Tuesday that it recently acquired refrigerated hauler Osborn & Son Trucking. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin-based...
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    Chinese driverless car start-up WeRide makes first acquisition as competition ramps up
    US Transport News
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Chinese driverless car start-up WeRide makes first acquisition as competition ramps up

    GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese driverless car start-up WeRide has made its first acquisition, an autonomous trucking company, as it looks to...
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    California truck rules facing a test — in New Jersey
    US Transport News
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 6 min

    California truck rules facing a test — in New Jersey

    The first big test of California’s plan to reshape the U.S. truck market is underway on the other side of the country, with New Jersey...
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    There's a shortage of truckers, but TuSimple thinks it has a solution: no driver needed
    US Transport News
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    There's a shortage of truckers, but TuSimple thinks it has a solution: no driver needed

    (CNN) - Right now, there's a shortage of truck drivers in the US and worldwide, exacerbated by the e-commerce boom brought on by the...
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    Business, labor groups endorse bipartisan infrastructure deal
    US Transport News
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Business, labor groups endorse bipartisan infrastructure deal

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO and a group of other prominent business groups on Thursday endorsed a $1.2 trillion, eight-year...
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    Are We On The Verge Of A Crisis In Truck Driver Numbers?
    US Transport News
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Are We On The Verge Of A Crisis In Truck Driver Numbers?

    The trucking industry is on the verge of a crisis as companies face large gaps in driver numbers. Large swathes of drivers are starting...
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    Knight-Swift Expands Trucking Reach With AAA Cooper Acquisition
    US Transport News
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Knight-Swift Expands Trucking Reach With AAA Cooper Acquisition

    Trucker Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. is pushing into a critical transport sector that moves smaller shipments for retail and...
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    Shortage of truck drivers is behind fuel delivery delays, says GasBuddy analyst
    US Transport News
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Shortage of truck drivers is behind fuel delivery delays, says GasBuddy analyst

    Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, told CNBC on Wednesday that a shortage of truck drivers is causing fuel delivery...
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    Teamsters vote to create dedicated Amazon division to unionize workers
    US Transport News
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Teamsters vote to create dedicated Amazon division to unionize workers

    The Teamsters, one of America’s largest labor unions, voted in favor of launching a national effort to unionize Amazon workers at a...
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