Trucking news: ATA says July tonnage down 0.3 percent
Coming off of two consecutive months of growth, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced this week that its advanced seasonally-adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 0.3 percent in July, representing the first month-to-month decline since April, according to the ATA. Click here to continue

3PL Central, SPS Commerce team up for EDI/WMS collaboration
SPS Commerce, a provider of software-as-a-service Electronic Data Interchange services, and 3PL Central, a provider of on-demand third-party logistics software, announced this week they have joined hands on a new offering geared towards small- and mid-sized 3PLs. Click here to continue

Coalition pushes for more awareness, removal of tariffs on environmental goods
The breaking down of barriers for goods and services would increase trade and business opportunities for logisticians and material handlers. Click here to continue

Estes branches out in Minnesota and Washington
Estes Express Lines, a full-service freight transportation services provider, recently announced it has opened up new terminals in the Minneapolis and Seattle areas in an effort to provide more service which Estes said is growing in both areas.Click here to continue

Diesel prices
Diesel prices continued their decline this week, dropping 2.4 cents this week to $4.121 per gallon. This week's price is 122.8 cents higher than the price last year at this time. Click here to continue

Farmers support rail antitrust repeal
The American Farm Bureau Federation, known as the “voice of agriculture,” said it has dispatched letters to House and Senate lawmakers urging them to sign on as co-sponsors of legislation that would eliminate antitrust exemptions for the freight rail industry. Click here to continue

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