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ABF Freight System provided the details of a recently inked tentative agreement with its union workforce Thursday after the market closed. The new labor deal, if ratified, would provide employees with wage increases, a step up in health and welfare contributions, additional sick time, one more paid holiday and a revised profit-sharing program. The new…
Forward Air announced Monday it has expanded its intermodal operations again. The Greeneville, Tennessee-based asset-light transportation provider said it is adding a drayage operation in Linden, New Jersey, to serve Port Newark. The new location for Forward (NASDAQ: FWRD) will be served out of its existing less-than-truckload facility in the area in conjunction with the…
This story originally appeared on Flyingmag.com. Longtime Walmart partner DroneUp has joined a select group of drone delivery firms with expanded permissions from the Federal Aviation Administration. The drone delivery and logistics company announced Jan. 18 that the regulator has approved it for flight beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the operator, making…
Layoffs continue across the freight and logistics industry, with companies in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan and Texas announcing job reductions and facility closures over the past two weeks. Universal Logistics Warren, Michigian-based Universal Logistics is permanently shuttering two of its subsidiaries and laying off a total of 677 employees, according to notices recently filed with…
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A year after starting regular production of its Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia battery-electric truck, Daimler Truck North America will build the eM2 medium-duty model this fall. It plans for utility bucket trucks and other vocational applications after starting with straight trucks. The launch of the Class 6 eM2 was delayed by supply…
Digital freight marketplace CDL 1000 has expanded its market share into Los Angeles with the acquisition of competitor Next Trucking. The Wall Street Journal reported the acquisition Monday morning, but the terms of the deal were not disclosed. Next Trucking operates at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, an integral area for freight in…