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Historic rainfall in California will alter the typical harvesting schedule this year. Some crops will be gathered later than expected and some yields will be unusually weak. Massive flooding is preventing workers from harvesting lettuce, strawberries and other plants right now, particularly in central California. Workers have also been unable to plant crops like tomatoes,…
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After months of almost steady decline, diesel prices are showing signs of having hit a bottom, at least relative to crude prices. The weekly average retail diesel price published by the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration, used as the basis for most fuel surcharges, rose Monday by 3.2 cents a gallon to $3.899. It marked…
Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks are recalling nearly all the battery-powered electric trucks made over the past four years because of an issue that can cause a battery fire. The recall is the fourth for the trucks since they entered series production in 2022. The latest recall affects 173 Volvo and nine Mack…
This story originally appeared on Trains.com. WASHINGTON — Weekly U.S. rail volume showed a solid increase for the seven days ending July 27, with overall traffic up 5.3% over the same period a year earlier. Statistics from the Association of American Railroads show railroads moved 508,496 carloads and intermodal units for the week. That includes…
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are summoning executives from the major freight railroads to a rare public hearing to explain how their companies plan to invest in and grow their business amid concern over recent negative volume trends. In a notice published Friday, the Surface Transportation Board, which regulates railroad rates and service, said it also…