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The union representing almost 9,300 workers at Canada’s two biggest rail operators says the railroads are pushing toward a work stoppage after negotiations have deadlocked over issues of working conditions and wage increases. “CN and CPKC aim to eliminate all safety-critical rest provisions from our collective agreements,” François Laporte, national president of Teamsters Canada, said…
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges did something this week that had not happened since April 2021: nothing. For the second consecutive week, the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration posted a price of $3.806 a gallon for the closely watched number. Diesel futures markets had been trending higher for the past two…
Class I railroads BNSF and CSX have announced agreements with key labor groups: BNSF reached a sick leave and work-rest agreement with the union representing locomotive engineers, while CSX and the union representing conductors partnered to enhance CSX’s training program for conductors. BNSF strikes sick leave and work-rest agreement with BLET Western U.S. rail carrier…
Shekar Natarajan is out as president of logistics provider Quiet Platforms. In a statement issued late Monday, the company said that Natarajan had exited the company, effective immediately. His departure was due to disappointing results at Quiet and the need to pull back on expenses in order to “reset the business,” according to a memo…
Cummins Inc., an engine-maker and power distribution company that was fined a record $1.675 billion for emissions violations, has received a $75 million Department of Energy grant for zero-emissions manufacturing. The company will match the grant to convert approximately 360,000 square feet of its manufacturing space in Columbus, Indiana, the company announced. The funds will…
A Texas-based trucking company has filed for bankruptcy liquidation four days before a wrongful death civil trial filed by the family of one of its former drivers who drowned in 2016 was slated to start in El Paso County, Texas. J.J. & Sons Logistics, doing business as JJ Transport, of Clint, Texas, filed its petition…