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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

While there is evidence of both Friday and the number 13 being considered unlucky, there is no record of the two items being referred to as especially unlucky in conjunction before the 19th century. Uber Freight and others that are testing autonomous big rigs in Texas and surrounding states. Balder died, and the whole Earth got dark.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

After around-the-clock negotiations, President Joe Biden said Thursday that freight railway companies and workers had reached a tentative agreement that will avert a rail shutdown that could have paralyzed the economy. The cutoff dates apply to shipments moving within the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. The GRI shipping term refers to the usual increase in fees that are applied to container shipping rates. But over the past 18 months, GRIs and surcharges have become nearly synonymous with freight costs as a whole. and Canada. and Mexico.”.

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3 Ways State Marijuana Legalization Impacts the Trucking Industry

GTG Technology Group

In the trucking industry, it will represent a new freight carrying opportunity. Recreational marijuana is legal in Alaska, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia. link] – reference only. H ow Marijuana Legalization Impacts the Trucking Industry. Sources: [link].