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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.

UPS Inc. investors will wait longer than usual to hear from CEO Carol Tomé this quarter as the company works to avoid a harmful worker strike.

Yellow Corp. will not have to meet certain financial targets under a deal with its lenders, winning valuable breathing space as it battles the Teamsters union and the threat of bankruptcy.

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.

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings closed on its previously announced acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, the company announced July 5.

Negotiations on a new labor deal between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters stalled July 5 after showing promise over the weekend, renewing concern that workers could strike at the end of the month.

Most of North America’s largest for-hire carriers operating in many diverse segments of the trucking industry reported higher revenues last year.

With more drivers and equipment to manage, some fleet operators have implemented technology to help navigate the complexity of the industry’s regulations and better manage safety audits.

According to reports from the American Transportation Research Institute, truck parking has been one of the industry’s top concerns for several years.

In the years ahead, the essential task of hauling the nation’s freight and keeping the economy rolling will increas­ingly shift to a new generation of professional truck drivers.