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UPS on July 11 pushed to Aug. 8 the release date for its second-quarter financial report, a week after its labor contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is set to expire.

Dockworkers and the governor in South Carolina, the state with the lowest percentage of unionized workers, are digging in their heels over a labor dispute.

Amazon.com Inc is alleviating some past Prime Day frustrations by dangling an “invite-only” promotion designed to give customers a better shot at snagging the bargains they want.

Private equity firm ZS Fund has acquired dedicated contract carriage company Lily Transportation Corp., the company announced July 11.

Arizona has a new law mandating that vehicle weight-restriction signs can only be enforced on state highways if designed by the state transportation department.

The trucking industry has entered the late stages of the freight cycle downturn, but positive destocking trends have helped balance low demand.  

The produce season did little to boost the slowdown in freight demand, as would be expected with normal seasonality.

A strike by UPS workers if a new labor agreement isn’t reached with the Teamsters would hold significant implications across the supply chain, industry analysts said.

DHL Express on July 6 opened an $84.5 million, 100,000-square-foot hub at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew-size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February.