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Amazon.com Inc. is designating products sold by certain companies as “top brands,” a test that if widely implemented could ease tension between the online retail giant and big-name companies used to favorable positioning at brick-and-mortar retailers.

The 53-foot containers that are vital to the movement of goods into the United States from overseas have been removed from a list of items that would be subject to tariffs on goods arriving from China, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Aug. 13.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide announced Mike Zechmeister will join the company as chief financial officer, effective Sept. 3.

UPS Inc. said PepsiCo executive Brian Newman will replace Chief Financial Officer Richard Peretz.

Loadsmart and Starsky Robotics said the companies have automatically dispatched an autonomous truck to haul freight.

Stamps.com Inc. shares surged Aug. 8 after the company raised the midpoint of its yearly forecast, easing some investors’ worst fears.

Americold Realty Trust, one of the world’s largest logistics companies focusing on temperature-controlled warehouse facilities, on Aug. 8 reported second-quarter net income dropped to nearly $4.9 million from $29.4 million in 2018, an 83.3% decrease.

Experts in the fields of manufacturing, logistics and the petroleum industry are scheduled to participate in American Trucking Associations’ economic summit in September.