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The container shipping industry, after two years of record-high freight rates and slow deliveries, is seeing its boom become a bust due to oversupply following the COVID-19 demand highs.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds extended again the state’s annual harvest proclamation through Dec. 11 enabling overweight load limits on the transportation of grain, fertilizer and manure.

Heavy-duty commercial truck and trailer component manufacturer ConMet bought TruckLabs, whose products include the tractor-mounted TruckWings aerodynamic device, it said.

Two people in separate allegations of participation in staged accidents with tractor-trailers in the New Orleans area have been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay significant restitution.

Class 8 retail sales in October declined from the year-ago period for a third consecutive month, Wards Intelligence data showed.

Delaware officials announced a $50 million federal grant to help pay for a container terminal expansion project to enable the century-old Port of Wilmington to handle larger vessels.

Pressure is growing on Tesla in Sweden, where a trade union is demanding that the Texas-based automaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, which most employees in the country have.

Volvo Group will acquire the battery business of Proterra Inc. and Proterra Operating Co., the businesses said separately.

PepsiCo Inc. is on course to take over as the biggest U.S. beverage company by market value, supplanting rival Coca-Cola Co., according to Wall Street analysts.

After a drop in merger and acquisition activity, analysts believe the market has turned a corner. Driven by uncertain economic conditions earlier this year, M&A has now started a rebound.