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A worker stands among derailed freight cars near Havre, Montana, July 21, 2023.
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BlackHawk Says its Shipping Totes Survived Montana Train Wreck
The totes were battered and cracked, but more than $70,000 worth of tooling remained intact.
September 15, 2023
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Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Breaks Ground on New Electric Facility
The facility will support the growing demand for electric lift trucks and warehouse products.
August 24, 2023
United Parcel Service driver Hudson de Almeida steers through a neighborhood in Haverhill, Mass., June 30, 2023.
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UPS Workers Approve Contract, Capping Contentious Negotiations
The Teamsters said that 86% of votes cast were in favor of ratifying the deal.
August 23, 2023
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Amazon Relaunches Shipping Service that Competes with FedEx, UPS
The e-commerce giant paused Amazon Shipping in the early days of the pandemic.
August 21, 2023
UPS facility, Brooklyn, New York, July 6, 2023.
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UPS Lowers Outlook Citing Labor Deal, Falling Volume
The parcel giant trimmed its full-year revenue forecast by $4 billion.
August 8, 2023
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Yellow Corp. trucks at a YRC Freight terminal in Kansas City, Mo., July 28, 2023.
Trucking Giant Yellow Declares Bankruptcy
August 7, 2023
A UPS driver puts his seat belt on before driving off during a rally in downtown Los Angeles, July 19, 2023.
UPS Reaches Tentative Deal with Unionized Workers
July 25, 2023
UPS teamsters and workers hold a rally, Friday, July 21, 2023, in Atlanta, as a national strike deadline nears.
UPS Strike Could Be Just Around the Corner
July 24, 2023
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UPS Worker Strike Could Be Costly
July 20, 2023
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President Joe Biden, center left, talks with Teamsters union President Sean O'Brien, facing, after he spoke about strengthening the supply chain with improvements in the trucking industry, April 4, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
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Teamsters President Asks White House to Stand Aside if UPS Workers Go on Strike
The union represents 340,000 UPS workers.
July 17, 2023
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Inside the Black Box of Amazon Returns
E-commerce may be convenient, but it has a dark side most consumers never see.
July 13, 2023
A United Parcel Service driver loads his truck adjacent to a UPS Store in New York, May 11, 2023.
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Saying Strike 'Imminent,' UPS Gets a Deadline to Come Up with a Better Contract
The Teamsters union walked away from talks following what it called an “appalling counterproposal.”
June 30, 2023
Canadian Pacific trains at the main CP Rail train yard in Toronto, March 21, 2022.
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Railroads Announce Deal to Connect Their Networks
The pact could turn a little-used local route into a major pipeline for all kinds of cargo.
June 29, 2023
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Amazon Launches 'Last Mile' Delivery Program
Amazon Hub Delivery will focus on rural areas and large, dense cities.
June 27, 2023
Cars and trucks travel on Interstate 5 near Olympia, Wash., March 25, 2019. The government’s traffic safety agency said Thursday, June 22, 2023, that it will require heavy trucks and buses to include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking equipment within five years. Automatic braking systems in heavy vehicles would prevent nearly 20,000 crashes a year and save at least 155 lives, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
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Automatic Emergency Braking to Be Required on New Heavy Trucks, Buses
The NHTSA estimates it will prevent nearly 20,000 crashes and save at least 155 lives a year.
June 23, 2023
Climate activists Patience Nabukalu, of Uganda, left, and Mitzi Jonelle Tan, of the Philippines, participate in a demonstration ahead of the Global Climate Finance Summit, Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in Paris. The aim of a two-day climate and finance summit in Paris that ends Friday, June 23, was to set up concrete measures to help poor and developing countries better tackle issues like poverty and climate change.
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Paris Climate Summit Ends Without a Deal on Global Tax on Shipping
The tax could be adopted by a U.N. agency next month.
June 23, 2023
A UPS truck makes deliveries in Northbrook, Ill., May 10, 2023.
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Unionized UPS Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
A work stoppage this summer could scramble home deliveries and supply chains.
June 19, 2023
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2 Dozen Lift Table Models for Shipment in One Week or Less
Available models have capacities from 1,100 to 6,000 lbs. and platforms up to 48” x 96”.
June 14, 2023
A United Parcel Service driver pilots his truck, in New York, Thursday, May 11, 2023.
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UPS Strike Looms in a World More Reliant on Delivery
Contentious labor negotiations now underway at UPS could be vastly more disruptive than the last time it happened.
May 23, 2023
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Chivas Brothers Picks Volvo Electric Truck for Hauling Scotch Whisky
The truck is capable of hauling approximately 24 tons of whisky per journey and will cover between 250-300 miles per day.
May 23, 2023
Canadian Pacific trains sit at the main CP Rail train yard in Toronto, March 21, 2022.
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CPKC Railroad Announces Deal to Handle Mexico Shipments
It will move shipping containers of goods that the trucking company picks up at manufacturers and ports in Mexico to the key rail hub of Chicago, where all the major railroads exchange traffic — taking traffic away from Union Pacific and BNSF.
April 24, 2023
Multiple cars of a Norfolk Southern train lie toppled after derailing at a train crossing with Ohio 41 in Clark County, Ohio, March 4, 2023.
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Railroad Group Warns that Car Flaw Could Cause Derailments
Norfolk Southern discovered loose wheels on a car involved in a derailment last weekend in Ohio.
March 10, 2023
This photo provided by Edmunds shows the 2022 Ford Lightning electric pickup truck. It is capable of towing up to 10,000 pounds, though towing will significantly affect its range.
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What to Know Before Towing with an Electric Pickup
Towing with an electric vehicle is a different experience than current truck owners might be used to.
February 15, 2023