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Find out how end-to-end claims solutions can transform your operations. Chas Nickells, Vice President of Business Development for Transportation at Davies Group, joins Seth Clevenger to discuss his decades of experience creating custom claims solutions for industry leaders and offer his insight on the latest trends in transportation insurance that can save you time and money. 

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Trucks on the highway

The outlook for truckload freight markets and rates is less cloudy after a dismal first quarter, according to carriers and analysts.

Civic officials and business executives on May 2 celebrated the opening of “Tri-gen,” an energy generation project at the Port of Long Beach.

Five years after Amazon.com Inc. raised wages to $15 an hour, half of warehouse workers surveyed by researchers say they struggle to afford enough food or a place to live.

Tesla must face a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that it misled consumers about its cars’ self-driving capabilities, a U.S. district judge ruled May 15.

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks hit their sixth consecutive month of year-over-year gains in April, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Range Energy is teaming up with Thermo King to investigate the possibilities for electric refrigerated trailers, the companies said May 9.

Larry Gorby shuns self-congratulatory moments, even after the XPO driver took grand champion honors at West Virginia’s truck driving championships.

XPO recently opened three new facilities that were acquired by the less-than-truckload carrier as part of the Yellow Corp. bankruptcy.

Motive lineup

The U.S. International Trade Commission agreed to open an investigation into patent infringement allegations by Samsara that Motive Technologies has violated a provision of the Tariff Act.

Bridge struck in Galveston, Texas

Bridge From Galveston to Island Closes After Barge Strike

A bridge connecting Galveston, Texas, with a small nearby island was shut down after a barge strike.

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