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Matson Charitable Giving Increases 32% to $2.9 Million

Hawaii’s largest ocean cargo transportation company increased its charitable giving in 2016 despite earning less profit.

Andrew Gomes | The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
April 21, 2017
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YRC Freight Tries Pay Raises for Hard-to-Fill Teamsters Jobs

YRC Freight and two of its regional trucking affiliates have turned to pay raises for some hard-to-fill jobs three years after their parent company won pay cuts and other concessions from its Teamsters workforce to avoid bankruptcy.

Mark Davis | The Kansas City Star
April 21, 2017
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Two Freight Forwarding Firms Join Forces to Form NorthPoint Forwarding

Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development has launched NorthPoint Forwarding, a freight-forwarding affiliate.

Diane Stafford | The Kansas City Star
April 21, 2017
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Tennessee General Assembly Passes Gas, Diesel Tax

You'll be paying more for gasoline and diesel fuel in Tennessee, starting this summer, after Gov. Bill Haslam signs a bill to increase state fuel taxes.

James Bennett | The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tenn.)
April 20, 2017
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Indiana UPS Driver Marks 25 Years of Accident-Free Deliveries

John “Randy” Fuller said he learned the rules of the road from his dad when he was just 10 years old driving a pickup truck on his family farm in Anderson, Ind.

Carson Gerber | Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune
April 20, 2017
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Old Dominion to be Official Freight Carrier for Major League Baseball

Old Dominion Freight Line has hit a homerun with its recent announcement that the Thomasville, N.C.-based company will be the official freight carrier for Major League Baseball.

Sharon Myers | The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
April 19, 2017
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'Pass the D--n Bill,' South Carolina House Speaker Tells Senate of Roads Proposal

With only 12 days left in this year’s legislative session, the South Carolina Senate started debate April 18 on a proposal to repair the state’s crumbling roads.

Cassie Cope | The State (Columbia, S.C.)
April 19, 2017
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New York Teamsters Get Reprieve From Pension Cuts, For Now

Thousands of upstate New York retired Teamsters have dodged a potential pension cut, at least for now, thanks to a recent decision by the federal government.

Rick Karlin | Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
April 18, 2017
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Demand for Technicians Expected to Intensify as Vehicles Add Driverless Capabilities

Nearly 40 years ago, William Sasser walked out of Westside High School and directly into a career as an auto mechanic. But that sort of thing doesn’t happen much anymore.

Damon Cline | The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
April 17, 2017
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UPS to Expand Presence at Chicago Rockford International Airport

ROCKFORD, Ill. — UPS this summer will move some airfreight operations from Des Moines, Iowa, to the Chicago Rockford International Airport, bringing 240 jobs to the company's second-largest air-sorting facility in the United States.

Adam Poulisse | Rockford Register Star, Ill.
April 17, 2017