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Country music icon Dolly Parton has announced a groundbreaking partnership to rebrand and expand the Tennessean Travel Stop network. The initiative kicks off with the flagship location in Cornersville, Tennessee, relaunching as Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop in early summer 2026. This venture promises to blend modern amenities with heartfelt hospitality, targeting both family roadtrippers and [...]
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The National Motor Freight Traffic Association on March 5 launched an online platform aimed at bringing resources together to fight cargo theft. The Freight Fraud Prevention Hub operates as a centralized destination for educational content, practical tools and insights focused on fraud prevention best practices, such as identifying carriers and impersonation risks. The aim is to help [...]
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Weather Updates: ‌A winter storm dumped feet of snow with blizzard conditions and powerful winds across the Midwest and New England regions. The impacts closed airports in several markets, and many carriers had to pause operations temporarily as the storm moved through. Freeze protection services are currently active in Alaska, Northern and Eastern Canada. For shipments containing freezable freight, ensure that freeze protection service is [...]
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Electrically powered air taxis will start taking to the skies in some states and cities across the U.S., including in New York, after the government approved several pilot projects under a program meant to accelerate their integration into the U.S. airspace. The Transportation Department said March 9 that it selected eight proposals under the so-called [...]
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Temperature-controlled warehouse operator Lineage said the market is shaking off the effects of excessive facility construction and post-pandemic inventory destocking. Management from the Novi, Michigan-based company said Wednesday that new cold storage space grew 14.5% from 2021 through 2025 while demand increased only 5%. With the market roughly 10% oversupplied, management sees fundamentals firming as [...]
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Weather Updates: ‌A late-winter storm is driving blizzard conditions and powerful winds across the Northwest and northern Rockies, with winter alerts stretching through Montana into neighboring states. Farther south and east, scattered severe storms may still produce isolated tornadoes and damaging winds in the central U.S. today, but the overall risk eases tomorrow. Freeze protection services [...]
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Three Years After East Palestine Derailment, Chambers Revisit Policy WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced the Railway Safety Act, reviving legislation aimed at strengthening safety standards three years after a high-profile derailment in Ohio. Led by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Commerce Committee, and Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), the bill [...]
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As-a-service models and success stories from peers are pushing SMEs to invest in automation technology within their supply chains alongside giants like Walmart and Amazon. Robotics and artificial intelligence, usually tools reserved for billion-dollar enterprises with sprawling supply chains, are increasingly becoming accessible to a wider swath of companies. So, while giants such as Walmart and Amazon continue to [...]
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