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Business, Logistics, TCA

Retired Teamsters Facing Dramatic Pension Cuts See Hope in New Federal Legislation

Retired Teamsters around the nation who are facing dramatic cuts to their monthly pensions are keeping their fingers crossed that proposed federal legislation will keep them from financial ruin.

Jim Mackinnon | Akron Beacon Journal
December 7, 2017
Business, Fuel, TCA

Defense Goes on Offense Against Key Witness in Pilot Flying J Fraud Trial

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - If Pilot Flying J’s top leaders knew its sales executives were cheating customers, why all the code talk, an attorney for the truck stop giant’s former president asked Dec. 6.

Jamie Satterfield | Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel
December 7, 2017
Government, Logistics, TCA

Illinois Budget Puts State Roads in Crisis, Advocates Say

Six months after lawmakers hastily passed their first state budget in two years, transportation advocates are sounding the alarm on a little-noticed item that will take $300 million from road repairs to pay other expenses each year.

Tom Lisi | Herald & Review (Decatur, Ill.)
December 6, 2017
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

Washington State Seeks Alternative to Gas Tax

With fossil fuel usage trending downward, Washington state officials are rethinking the taxation methods the state applies to road users.

Scott Jackson | Moscow-Pullman Daily News (Moscow, Idaho)
December 6, 2017
Logistics, TCA

Here’s What You Need to Know About Holiday Shipping Deadlines

It’s only just the start of December — you’ve got plenty of time to get those presents in the mail before Christmas, right? Be careful. Time races during the holidays, but delivery deadlines for the major shipping services don’t waver

December 6, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA

Did Uber Hide Evidence? Judge in Self-Driving Trade Secrets Case Wants an Answer

A U.S. district judge wants to determine why Uber failed to turn over some explosive evidence as it battled a lawsuit alleging it stole self-driving car secrets.

Carolyn Said | San Francisco Chronicle
December 6, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, TCA

UPS Switching to Three-Wheel Deliveries in Florida Town

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will soon become the first city in the state to use electric tricycles to deliver packages to businesses and homes, according to UPS Inc. and city officials.

Wayne K. Roustan | The Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
December 5, 2017
Business, TCA

UPS Buys Company to Build Customs Brokerage Business

UPS announced it is acquiring trade management firm Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services to build the shipping giant’s customs brokerage business.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
December 5, 2017
Business, Technology, Safety, TCA

Amazon Delivery Drone Would Dismantle Itself in Sky, Rain Down Parts

Amazon received a patent outlining a possible plan for “directed fragmentation for unmanned airborne vehicles” used in deliveries.

Ethan Baron | The San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News
December 4, 2017
Government, Safety, TCA

German Market Bomb Scare Part of DHL Blackmail Attempt

BERLIN — A suspicious package found near a Christmas market in the German city of Potsdam was not terrorism-related, but part of an attempt to blackmail delivery company DHL, an official said Dec. 3.

December 4, 2017