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Bobit editors combine original reporting and outside sourcing to create comprehensive news reports. 

News•by Staff and News Reports•August 7, 2023

Yellow Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

After decades of struggling financially, Yellow filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection over the weekend. The less-than-truckload carrier had ceased operation July 30.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•July 31, 2023

Yellow Ceases Operations, Likely to Liquidate

Yellow Corp., one of the longest-serving American trucking companies, ceased operations over the weekend and has announced it will be filing for bankruptcy.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•July 20, 2023

Analysts Rate Freight Cycle at or Near Bottom

Several leading industry reports point toward a freight cycle that has hit bottom or will soon. DAT reports its June numbers indicate the spot rate bottom has already happened.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•July 17, 2023

NTSB Probes Deadly Bus Collision with Trucks Parked on Ramp

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what happened last week when a bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along an exit ramp leading into an Illinois rest area.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•June 27, 2023

I-95 Reopens in Just 12 Days

After being closed to traffic for 12 days, the damaged section of Interstate 95 through Philadelphia reopened Friday. A tanker truck fire beneath the interstate on June 11 caused one bridge to collapse and left another heavily damaged.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•June 23, 2023

State of Logistics: The Great Reset

The 34th annual State of Logistics Report, entitled “The Great Reset,” found that U.S. supply chains responded to the global volatility over the past two years by transforming supply chain networks to improve resiliency against future disruption.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•June 20, 2023

I-95 to Reopen in Philadelphia in Less Than 2 Weeks

The portion of Interstate 95 that collapsed earlier this month in Philadelphia is now expected to reopen within two weeks, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said following an aerial tour of the site with President Joe Biden over the weekend.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•June 15, 2023

Work Underway to Repair I-95 in Philadelphia

Officials offered more details of plans to reopen the section of I-95 that was damaged by a tanker fire over the weekend on I-95 in Philadelphia.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•June 12, 2023

I-95 Collapse to Take Months to Repair

A portion of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapsed Sunday following a tanker fire and it may take months to repair the damaged highway and get it reopened.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•May 17, 2023

Eric Fuller Leaving U.S. Xpress

Eric Fuller, the president and CEO of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Chattanooga, Tennessee, will soon be leaving the company, following its recent sale to Knight-Swift.

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