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On June 26, 1956, the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives approved a conference report on the Federal-Aid Highway Act (also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act). Three days later (June 29, 1956), President Dwight D.…

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Nowports, a Mexico-based digital freight forwarder, announced it has raised $16 million in Series A funding. The capital will allow Nowports to continue digitizing supply chain services from Asia and the United States to ports across Latin America, company officials…

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Stock in newly public Didi Global (NYSE: DIDI) came crashing down Tuesday morning following a ban on its app by China amid continuing questions about the company’s business practices. Didi stock was down more than 25% in premarket trading Tuesday…

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Diesel consumers looking at the results of this past weekend’s failure by the OPEC+ group to come to an agreement might be confused by the reaction. Historically, OPEC meetings that fail to reach agreement on production levels result in the…

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The nation’s largest truckload carrier, Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX), announced Tuesday it has acquired less-than-truckload carrier AAA Cooper Transportation in a transaction with an enterprise value of $1.35 billion. Dothan, Alabama-based AAA Cooper is expected to generate full-year 2021 revenue…

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The FreightWaves Shipper of Choice award is presented in partnership with ArcBest and recognizes retailers, distributors and manufacturers that are keeping the U.S. economy moving by improving efficiency along the supply chain, providing accessible facilities and fighting driver detention. Among…

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Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Volkswagen AG’s TRATON Group plan to spend $593 million to install and operate 1,700 charging stations for commercial trucks in Europe by 2027. Building up charging infrastructure for heavy-duty, long-haul battery-electric trucks and coaches is…

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Tropical Storm Elsa was dumping heavy rain in the Florida Keys Tuesday morning after wreaking havoc in the Caribbean as a Category 1 hurricane over the long holiday weekend. As of 8 a.m. ET Tuesday, Elsa was centered just 55…

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