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Why Investors Should Buy Deere Instead Of Caterpillar
In recent months, construction equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has made several announcements regarding plans for high-profile green energy projects. 
EEOC Sues 2 Trucking Companies, Alleging Disability Discrimination
Two trucking companies violated federal law by discriminating against people with disabilities, according to separate lawsuits filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
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Truck Talk: Machine Gun-Tested Edition
This week: Mack Trucks delivers its machine-gun-tested dump trucks to the Army; a former Navistar and General Motors executive thinks autonomous trucks will flip the script on passenger cars leading new technologies to market, and Western Star dealers want their demo trucks back.
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All Aboard With Anthony And Zach — Freightonomics
nVision Global, is a leading Global Freight Audit, Supply Chain Management Services company offering enterprise-wide supply chain solutions.
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ENERGY Transportation Group Ranks Among Canada's Top Growing Companies
ENERGY Transportation Group has been named one of Canada's Top Growing Companies, according to the recently released annual list from The Globe and Mail. 
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Daily Infographic: Parking Lot Safety
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TFI Needs Drivers At Leaner, Meaner UPS Freight Successor
TFI International bought UPS Freight with plans to make the LTL carrier "lean and mean," a turn of phrase CEO Alain Bédard likes to use. While the company is implementing that strategy, including recent cuts to salespeople, one thing it needs more of is truck drivers. 
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Carrier Scorecards Represent Next Generation Of Visibility
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Amazon-Focused AB 701 In California Gets Governor's Signature
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation known as AB 701 that targets quotas in the warehouse industry.
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Prologis Expands Training Program For Logistics Workers
Logistics real estate investment trust Prologis Inc. announced Thursday it was expanding its training program aimed at tackling the growing need for logistics workers.
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Truckers Face Ongoing Flood Threat In Northeast
Heavy, flooding rain that began in the South over the weekend eventually began drenching parts of the Midwest and Northeast Wednesday.
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FMCSA Head Commits To Boosting Oversight Of Trucking
The nation's top trucking regulator told lawmakers she is committed to taking concrete steps to reduce deaths and injuries from large-truck crashes.
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Aurora, PACCAR, And FedEx Team Up To Test Autonomous Trucks In Texas
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) will integrate Aurora Innovation's high-autonomy software-equipped trucks from PACCAR Inc.
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Fleet Automation: The Next Generation Of Fleet Management
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New Trucks Built With New Supply Chains — Transmission
Volta Trucks recently announced it will work with Steyr in Austria to build its first all-electric delivery trucks. On this episode of Transmission, Grace Sharkey and Sebastian Blanco chat with co-founder Kjell Walöen about why Volta is using contract manufacturing and how that method will work during a pandemic. 
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California Regulators Predict 100 Hydrogen Fueling Stations By 2023
California is leading the way on hydrogen fueling stations in the U.S.
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One Way Or Another, Rivian Could Make History
Until this month, the U.S. had only one all-electric automaker, the all-mighty Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA).  Last week, Rivian Automotive Inc. rolled its first pickup truck for regular customers off its assembly line in its Normal, Illinois plant with first deliveries just around the corner.
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Rivian For The Win: Electric Vehicle Maker Targets $8B IPO Windfall
Electric vehicle maker Rivian, which is backed by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Ford (NYSE: F), and T.
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Up 5% May Not Be Enough For Truckload Rates In 2022
The plus-5% placeholder suggested as the starting point for contractual truckload negotiations in 2022 may prove too light according to trucking executives.
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DOT Opens Probe Into Container, Chassis Shortages
The Biden administration is asking a "broad range of stakeholders" involved with moving freight to help solve the country's container and intermodal chassis shortages while also trying to alleviate supply chain chokepoints.
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Walmart Drives Closer To Autonomous Delivery With Ford, Argo AI Deal
Ford and Argo AI, which are already collaborating on an autonomous vehicle pilot for a rideshare with Lyft, are adding a package delivery pilot to the mix with a separate agreement with Walmart.
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Combining Roadie With UPS — Great Quarter, Guys
This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO. DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Perhaps best known for Freight Billing, DDC can turn your back office into a profit center. Discover how to cut expenses and increase margins at ddcfpo.com.
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Covid Disruptions Strike Even Toyota
Even the world's largest carmaker wasn't exempt from the damage caused by a virus that has been holding the world hostage for more than a year.
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