FleetOwner Top 5 Stories of the Week - Sep 2nd, 2023
 
 
UAW strike | 2024 trucking forecast cloudy
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September 2, 2023
The United Auto Workers' union contracts with General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis expire in weeks, and workers overwhelmingly authorized a potential strike. It would be the largest UAW strike since 2019.
At barely $2 per mile for dry van and not much more for reefer and flatbed, it’s still tough for some carriers to live off the spot market—and other signs show their industry might dodge a recession but faces equipment, capacity, and fuel-cost battles.
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In 2023, transportation partners will assist us in delivering more than 2 million Veterans’ Wreaths to be placed on graves of our fallen heroes. Without this support, our mission to remember, honor, and teach would be nearly impossible.

Disaster response on the island state after wildfires in Maui requires a different set of logistics and planning than normal for the top private FleetOwner 500 fleet.
The leaders of MFN, who own more than 40% of the shuttered carrier’s stock, have submitted one name and plan to put forward another candidate soon. It also is trying to keep around key Yellow employees...
The American Transportation Research Institute has launched its annual survey to determine the top pain points of both management and drivers.
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A study of crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows the 10 states with the lowest percentage of fatal nighttime crashes.