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First US Drone Package Delivery to Take Place Next Month
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The first legal delivery of a package by a drone is expected to take place next month by a research group led by Virginia Tech, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported.
Order Slows Efforts to Collect from Carriers in TransVantage Case
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A federal judge slowed the bid by the bankruptcy trustee for freight bill payment firm TransVantage Solutions to collect hundreds of millions of dollars from nearly 500 carriers and shippers.
Senate Funding Panel Includes Twin 33 Provision in Fiscal 2016 Transportation Bill
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WASHINGTON - Senate appropriators on June 25 voted to include a provision that would allow the use of twin 33-foot trailers nationwide in a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill.
Daimler Takes Minority Stake in Zonar
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Daimler Trucks North America announced June 25 it has taken a minority stake in Zonar Systems Inc., expanding a relationship started earlier this decade with the Virtual Technician remote diagnostic platform.
Nafta Trade Drops by Most This Year
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U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico dropped in April by the most this year, and freight carried by trucks declined, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported June 25.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
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