Screwdriver attack at Harbor Freight leads police to 74-year-old suspect
DOVER, DE — A 74-year-old Dover man is facing felony charges after allegedly confronting another man with a screwdriver outside a shopping center on Friday …
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Freight train blocking downtown Newark moved
NEWARK, Del. — A freight train that had been blocking multiple crossings in downtown Newark has been moved, according to local authorities. Earlier today, the …
Freight Company President Indicted for Smuggling Goods to Russia
BOSTON, MA – The President of a freight forwarding company has been indicted for allegedly smuggling goods from the United States into Russia without a …
Train Fire on Stamford Freight Train, No Injuries
STAMFORD, CT — A significant fire involving a diesel train engine erupted near the East Main Street rail overpasses in Stamford late Tuesday evening. The …
Ross Stores lifts annual profit view on cooling freight, robust off-price demand
(Reuters) – Ross Stores raised its annual earnings forecast after topping third-quarter sales and profit expectations on Thursday, helped by robust demand at its discount …
CSX Corp profit misses Wall Street estimates on weak freight volumes
(Reuters) – U.S. railroad operator CSX Corp on Thursday missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit, as a decline in intermodal freight volumes more than …
Man Charged for Boarding Freight Train, Harassing Workers
CUMBERLAND, MD – Last night, at around 11:21 p.m., the Cumberland Police Department was alerted to a trespassing incident near E. Industrial Boulevard and Virginia …
Some Yellow freight customers face post-bankruptcy sticker shock -analysts
By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Former customers of bankrupt trucking firm Yellow can expect to see rates rise at least 10%-20% from the rock-bottom levels …
C.H. Robinson sales and profit miss estimates on muted freight demand
(Reuters) – C.H. Robinson Worldwide missed quarterly estimates for sales and profit on Wednesday as the logistics company struggled with waning demand and lower pricing …
J.B. Hunt misses profit, revenue estimates hit by weak freight volumes
(Reuters) – U.S. trucking firm J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, hit by declining freight volumes as …
Brazil’s Embraer returns to China with deal for freight conversions
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer is returning to China with a deal to convert passenger jets into freight aircraft with …
‘Like A Freight Train’: Biden Admin To Send Depleted Uranium Rounds To Ukraine: REPORT
‘Like A Freight Train’: Biden Admin To Send Depleted Uranium Rounds To Ukraine: REPORT Nick Pope on June 13, 2023 The Biden administration is set …
Ross Stores lifts annual profit forecast on strong demand, easing freight costs
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Ross Stores on Thursday raised its annual profit forecast after upbeat quarterly results, buoyed by budget-conscious customers increasingly shopping …
Blast causes another freight train to derail in Russia region near Ukraine
(Reuters) -An explosion derailed a freight train for the second day in a row in a Russian region bordering Ukraine on Tuesday, sending both the …
Explosion derails freight train in Russian border region – governor
(Reuters) – An explosion in a Russian region bordering Ukraine derailed a freight train on Monday, the local governor said in a social media post, …
C.H. Robinson misses quarterly estimates on softening freight demand
(Reuters) – C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly sales and profit on Wednesday, as the logistics company grapples with falling freight …
CSX quarterly results beat estimates on higher freight rates
(Reuters) – U.S. railroad operator CSX Corp posted better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, as higher shipment rates had helped offset the impact of …
J.B. Hunt misses estimates on weak freight demand and higher maintenance expenses
(Reuters) – J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on Monday, hurt by weak shipping demand, high driver wages and maintenance expenses. …
Police recover one hundred guns stolen from freight train found in New Jersey warehouse
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Police in New Jersey have located a stolen shipment of 100 guns and 200 large capacity magazines inside a Bergen County …
BNSF says train carrying corn syrup derailed in Arizona
(Reuters) – BNSF Railway confirmed on Thursday that a train carrying corn syrup derailed near Topock in western Arizona close to the California border on …
Freight train derails in West Virginia, spills diesel fuel into nearby river
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A CSX Corp freight train derailed early on Wednesday after it struck a rockslide in Sandston, West Virginia, causing …
Uber Freight laying off 150, about 3% of workforce
(Reuters) – Uber Freight said Tuesday it will lay off roughly 150 employees, or about 3% of its workforce, as economic uncertainty hammers demand for …
New Jersey shipping company admits employee overbilled U.S. government for military freight
A New Jersey shipping company based out of Edison, New Jersey has agreed to pay $1.89 million to settle allegations that it overbilled the United …
Biden names board to help end freight railroad and union contract disputes
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday named the members of an emergency board tasked with helping resolve disputes between freight rail …
Four individuals, including owners of a freight forwarding company, charged for exporting 600 stolen outboard engines to Mexico
Miami, Florida – Four Florida residents — Carlos Orlando Ledesma, 56, Nadia Esperanza Ledesma, 45, and Roberto Marrero-Cisneros, 65 (all from Miami), and Osmani Valdivia …
Alphabet’s Waymo, Uber Freight in deal for future self-driving trucks
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – Waymo Via, the self-driving trucking unit of Alphabet Inc, and Uber Technology Inc’s Freight business on Tuesday said they signed …
Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck
Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck Jennie Taer on May 18, 2022 A jury convicted a Chicago man of smuggling …
Cass Freight Index sees ‘considerable’ U.S. freight recession risk
LOS ANGELES – A closely watched transportation report on Thursday said “the prospect of freight recession is now considerable” as the spending shift from goods …
U.S. trucking downturn puts pressure on independent operators -Uber Freight
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – A continued decline in on-demand trucking prices risks squeezing out tens of thousands of small operator-owned trucking companies that rushed …
Former Freight Company Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Embezzlement Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A former program manager of an international freight forwarding company was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in …
Woman killed after unsuccessfully trying to jump into freight train car
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was struck by a Florida East …
Former Freight Company Executive Admits Embezzlement Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A former program manager of an international freight forwarding company today admitted his role in a scheme to embezzle over $550,000 from …