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NewsJune 25, 2013

Teamsters Reject New Contract With UPS Freight

Teamster union member employees of the freight operation UPS Freight have overwhelmingly rejected a new contract. Both sides head back to the negotiating table, with a July 31 deadline.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJune 25, 2013

Economic Watch: Durable Goods, New Home Sales & Consumer Confidence Up

The first look by the federal government at orders and shipments of manufactured durable goods in May shows conditions continue improving. More good news came from the housing sector and in consumer confidence.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJune 25, 2013

New York Passes Amended Trucker Classification Legislation

A bill to more clearly define independent contractor truckers has received final passage by New York state lawmakers, but it does not endanger the owner-operator model as some say it earlier attempted to do.

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NewsJune 25, 2013

Long Beach Port Cargo Volume Hits Best Levels in Nearly Three Years

New figures show container cargo rose by more than 17% in May at the Port of Long Beach, with some of the highest volumes in nearly three years

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NewsJune 25, 2013

Pricing for Used Trucks Remains in Narrow Band

Volumes for used Class 8 trucks slipped slightly in May due to the retail market slowing 4% month over month.

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NewsJune 25, 2013

Con-way Freight Marks 30-Year Anniversary

In the spring and summer of 1983, Con-way Freight opened its doors as the newest entrant into the recently deregulated U.S. trucking market.

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NewsJune 25, 2013

Penske Truck Leasing Orders 100 Compressed Natural Gas Tractors

Penske Truck Leasing announced it has ordered 100 compressed natural gas Freightliner Cascadia tractors equipped with Cummins Westport 12-liter engines.

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NewsJune 25, 2013

OOIDA Launches Truckers for Safety Campaign

A national association representing professional truckers has launched a new campaign to address the biggest safety gap in the trucking industry: the lack of basic training standards for new drivers.

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NewsJune 24, 2013

Ohio Trucking Association Forms "Trucking University"

Starting in July, the Ohio Trucking University, will be offering a comprehensive series of education programs covering a broad range of topics

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NewsJune 24, 2013

Cargo Thefts Decline While Values of Stolen Loads Increase

A new report from logistics security services provider FreightWatch International shows while the number of cargo thefts in the United States fell in the most recent three-month period, the value of the average loss moved higher.

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