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Shell Plans to Divest 1,000 Retail Sites

Shell Plc plans to divest 500 retail sites annually over the next two years, responding to a growing demand for electric vehicle chargers.

March 18, 2024
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Hight Logistics to Use EVs for Micromobility Company Lime

When the next shipment of Lime electric bikes or scooters arrives at the Port of Los Angeles this month, it will be delivered to a distribution center on an electric truck.

March 18, 2024
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FreezPak Logistics Plans Virginia Facility for Mid-Atlantic

FreezPak Logistics, a full-service cold and dry storage company, will invest $77.5 million to build a facility serving the Mid-Atlantic region.

March 15, 2024
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PortPro Launches TMS for Drayage Carriers and Brokers

PortPro, a provider of transportation management software designed specifically for the drayage industry, has launched two new TMS products for drayage trucking companies with brokerage operations.

March 15, 2024
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TrueTMS Introduces TrueLiquid Software for Tanker Fleets

Fleet technology startup TrueTMS has launched a transportation management system designed specifically for tanker fleets.

March 15, 2024
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Texas Truckers Bring Tires, Livestock Feed in Wildfire Aid

Texas Trucking Association has been helping firefighters get truck tires to battle wildfires that have burned more than 1 million acres in the rural Panhandle.

March 15, 2024
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Attack by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Targets a Ship in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a tanker in the Red Sea early March 15 but the ship’s crew was unharmed, authorities said.

March 15, 2024
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Pana-Pacific Offers Spartan Radar’s Hoplo Safety System

Component supplier Pana-Pacific has partnered with Spartan Radar to distribute the company’s radar-based Hoplo advanced collision warning system to commercial vehicle manufacturers.

March 15, 2024
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Forterra, Kalmar Partner on Autonomous Terminal Tractors

Self-driving vehicle company Forterra and cargo-handling equipment manufacturer Kalmar have signed an agreement to jointly develop autonomous terminal tractors.

March 15, 2024
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AI Promises Faster Oil Drilling and More US Crude Supply

From a dark Houston control room, Rafael Guedes watched on a monitor as a robot took charge of a drilling rig in a North Dakota oil field, locking out the human operator.

March 15, 2024