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Wind and Water Could Usher in a New 'Intermodal' for Post-Carbon Freight

The new, sustainable version of “intermodal” could mean combining road and rail with coastal and inland water whenever possible

Schooner Apollonia sails across New York Harbor. Photo: Center for Post Carbon Logistics

ILWU Canada Ratifies Labor Deal

The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association ratified the agreement on July 31.

Ships at the Port of Vancouver during a dockworkers strike on July 5. Photographer: Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg

Volvo Group Recalls Electric Trucks in U.S. After Battery Fire

Electric vehicle battery fires are harder to put out because of self-oxidizing lithium salts that can lead them to keep re-igniting.

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Everyone Wants to Work at UPS After Union Scores $170,000 Driver Pay

The pay is above industry standards, but enthusiastic UPS-wannabes should know that the path to a coveted driving position is far from a smooth ride.

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Watch: Caraway Home: Online Kitchenware Orders Made Easy

You can control both your own fulfillment operations and control costs, says Mark Riskowitz, vice president of operations at Caraway Home.

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Teamsters Deny Yellow’s Claim That Union Caused Trucking Firm’s Bankruptcy

Yellow’s management has had scathing criticism for the Teamsters in the wake of its demise.

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The Transition to Commercial EVs Will Take Longer Than Industry and Government Planners Think

Current long-term emissions targets are not attainable based on the timelines provided by corporations and government agencies.

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The Advantages of Working With Boutique Freight Carriers

Now is the perfect time for shippers to reevaluate what they need from carriers — and that doesn’t always include the biggest freight brands in the business.

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Five Incremental Changes to Improve Supply Chain Performance

Companies can drive efficiencies and reduce costs by making several small changes across their supply chains. Here are five of them.

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Yellow Corp. Shuts Down Operations After 99 Years of Service

The Teamsters union representing 22,000 Yellow workers was notified of the shutdown and the company’s bankruptcy filing July 31.

Palm Springs, California. January 2018. Photo: iStock.com/JayLazarin

Canada Set to Intervene in Dockworker Dispute to Keep Ports Open

Business groups lambasted the union, saying it was time for the government to intervene to ensure that the ports stay open.

A picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver during a dockworkers strike in Vancouver earlier in July. Photo: Bloomberg

A Newcomer to Trucking Tackles the Familiar Problem of Empty Miles

When a freight broker becomes a trucker, it inherits all of that industry’s built-in headaches. But Sage Freight was determined to operate efficiently in a notoriously unstable market.

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