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icarussmith20
Mar 4, 20212 min read
FedEx to Invest $2 Billion in Bid for Carbon-Neutral Operations
FedEx Corp. said it plans to invest an initial $2 billion as part of a new plan to make its global operations carbon-neutral by 2040. The...
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icarussmith20
Mar 3, 20212 min read
Trucking industry thriving from coronavirus-linked e-commerce boom
The boom in online shopping and e-commerce during the coronavirus pandemic is driving profits in the trucking industry. As businesses...
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icarussmith20
Mar 2, 20213 min read
FedEx shipping Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, entering network via Memphis hub
FedEx is now shipping a third COVID-19 vaccine, adding to the millions of doses the Memphis logistics giant has delivered throughout the...
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icarussmith20
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Rails Tout Climate Edge Over Trucks, Wooing ‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden
U.S. freight railroads are trying to take advantage of a train enthusiast president who’s concerned about global warming with a lobbying...
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icarussmith20
Feb 27, 20211 min read
Vaccine distribution to jump 40 percent next week, UPS executive says
FedEx and UPS said they plan to increase distribution of the coronavirus vaccine by 40 percent next week, with peak distribution likely...
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icarussmith20
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Autonomous Trucking Startup TuSimple Plans to Go Public in March
Autonomous trucking company TuSimple Inc., which gained momentum with hundreds of millions of dollars in financing from Chinese investors...
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icarussmith20
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Consumer goods group lobbies for federal ‘air traffic control’ for trucks
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry wants the federal government to get involved in initiatives that measure freight demand —...
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icarussmith20
Feb 21, 20212 min read
Trucking associations question new Covid-19 requirements at border
Canadian trucking associations are pushing back against plans to require border-crossing truck drivers to submit contact information and...
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icarussmith20
Feb 20, 20215 min read
Polar vortex strains freight networks, drives spot rates
An Arctic polar vortex is headed East after blasting areas of the Midwest and Southern U.S. with bone-chilling weather and record deep...
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icarussmith20
Feb 16, 20211 min read
UPS driver delivering smiles, not just packages, to a devastated community
An Oregon UPS driver is bringing smiles to a community that has been devastated by not only the pandemic – but by the Holiday Farm Fire....
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icarussmith20
Feb 15, 20211 min read
Truck fire causes over $1M in damage at carrier in Wisconsin
A fire that started in the engine compartment of a semi-truck caused $1 million in damage at a family-owned trucking company in...
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icarussmith20
Feb 14, 20212 min read
Hawaiian trucking schools have a waitlist for the first time ever, owners say
Trucking schools in Hawaii are struggling to keep up with demand for their training services, school owners say. It all started when the...
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icarussmith20
Feb 14, 20211 min read
FedEx commits $5M to historically Black colleges and universities in new initiative
FedEx will gift millions of dollars to historically Black colleges and universities across Mississippi and Tennessee to ready students...
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icarussmith20
Feb 13, 20212 min read
Biden meets with bipartisan senators to discuss potential infrastructure bill
President Biden met with bipartisan senators on Thursday to discuss the contours of a potential infrastructure package, warning that if...
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icarussmith20
Feb 12, 20213 min read
‘Missed opportunity’ to fund truck parking in COVID relief package
A measure that would have provided $755 million in taxpayer funds over the next five years to expand truck parking capacity was offered...
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icarussmith20
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Are Self-Driving Trucks Really The Future?
It’s one of the hottest issues in the transport industry, with companies including Google, Tesla and Mercedes all working to crack the...
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icarussmith20
Feb 11, 20212 min read
U.S. House panel approves $42.5 billion for transportation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee voted Wednesday to approve a plan to provide $42 billion in assistance to transportation...
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icarussmith20
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Group asks CDC to reconsider in-cab mask requirement for team truckers
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) asked U.S. health officials to reconsider their requirement for team truck drivers to remain...
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icarussmith20
Feb 9, 20211 min read
FedEx Ground names Smith president, CEO
John A. Smith, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Freight, will become president and CEO of FedEx Ground on June 1. He...
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icarussmith20
Feb 9, 20213 min read
Trucking Failures Surged Last Year Under Pandemic
U.S. trucking company failures nearly tripled in 2020 from the previous year as fallout from the pandemic deepened pressure on smaller...
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