President Joe Biden on Sept. 28 warned oil and gas companies against increasing prices for consumers as Hurricane Ian neared landfall along Florida’s southwest coast.
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President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, at the Ronald Reagan Building, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
Biden to Oil Industry: Don’t Raise Prices as Hurricane Nears
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The company said its FedEx Express business unit will save between $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion by cutting the number of flights in the system and temporarily parking an unspecified number of aircraft. (FedEx Corp.)
FedEx Reports Declining Q1 FY 2023 Income
The company said its FedEx Express business unit will save between $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion by cutting the number of flights in the system and temporarily parking an unspecified number of aircraft. (FedEx Corp.)FedEx Corp. said as the global economy slows, it is aggressively looking to reduce costs, and that it will raise rates across divisions in January.
September 28, 2022 Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel 
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Ford Unveils Big, Gas-Fueled Pickup That’s Funding Its EV Future
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg NewsFord Motor Co.’s redesigned F-Series Super Duty pickup may lack the sex appeal of the Mustang introduced earlier this month, but this hulking warhorse is critical to funding the automaker’s electric future.
September 28, 2022 Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, Private 
Aicha Evans speaks about the status of Zoox. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Amazon’s Robotaxi Arm Zoox Coming ‘Sooner Than People Expect’
Aicha Evans speaks about the status of Zoox. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)The chief executive officer of Zoox, Amazon.com Inc.’s self-driving unit, expects autonomous vehicles to be present in cities “sooner than people expect,” but stopped short of saying when her own company’s product would appear on roads.
September 28, 2022 Business, Equipment 
Used trucks sit on a sales lot. (Ameritruck)
Average Price Seesaws for a Used Truck in August
Used trucks sit on a sales lot. (Ameritruck)The average retail price in August of a used Class 8 vehicle was much higher compared with a year earlier but less than the month before, extending a trend, ACT Research reported.
September 28, 2022 Business 
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September 27, 2022 Government, Business, Logistics 
A Norfolk Southern freight train runs through a crossing in Homestead, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press)
Rail Union That Rejected Deal Signs New Tentative Agreement
A Norfolk Southern freight train runs through a crossing in Homestead, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press)OMAHA, Neb. — A union that rejected its deal with the nation’s freight railroads earlier this month now has a new tentative agreement, but officials cautioned that the contract dispute won’t be fully settled until all 12 rail unions approve their agreements this fall.
September 27, 2022 Business 
The Port of Seattle in Seattle, Wash. (David Ryder/Bloomberg News)
West Coast Dockworker Talks Imperiled by Seattle Labor Dispute
The Port of Seattle in Seattle, Wash. (David Ryder/Bloomberg News)A dispute over the assignment of work at a terminal in Seattle is casting a shadow on the outcome of talks to reach a new labor contract between 22,000 dockworkers at 29 U.S. West Coast ports and about 70 employers.
September 27, 2022 Government, Business, Logistics 
Major truck routes on Interstates 29 and 94 connect U.S. commodity producers to Canada. (PhilAugustavo/Getty Images)
North Dakota Is Creating Its First Combo Freight, Rail Plan
Major truck routes on Interstates 29 and 94 connect U.S. commodity producers to Canada. (PhilAugustavo/Getty Images)North Dakota is joining a handful of states that are merging their long-term freight and rail plans into a single document to maximize multimodal synergies and streamline federal reporting requirements.
September 27, 2022 Business, Equipment, Logistics 
The Port of New York and New Jersey at daybreak. The facility processed 843,191 containers in August, setting a record for the month. (JG Travels via YouTube)
West Coast Ports May Permanently Lose Volume Share to East Coast
The Port of New York and New Jersey at daybreak. The facility processed 843,191 containers in August, setting a record for the month. (JG Travels via YouTube)For at least one month, August, the Port of New York and New Jersey was the busiest container port in the U.S. as it nudged ahead of longtime leader Port of Los Angeles in total 20-foot-equivalent units processed.
September 27, 2022