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126,978

126,978 Carloads of motor vehicles and auto parts carried by North American freight railroads in May, up 15.3% from last year and providing the highest average weekly carload volumes for the sector since September 2020, according to the Association of American...

New Laws To Strengthen Labor Rights Sponsored By Sen. Villivalam

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Three new laws sponsored by a local state senator are set to strengthen labor protections in the state when they take effect at the start of next year. One law makes it a crime to interfere with picketing workers, another limits judges from awarding...

UP’s train-crew agreement to impact operating ratio in Q2

Union Pacific Corp. will incur a one-time pre-tax expense of $70 million in the second quarter as a result of UP’s recent two-person train crew agreement with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers–Transportation...

770,811

770,811 Combined loaded container imports into the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in May, down 17.7% from the same month last year but up 17.3% from April and the highest monthly total since August 2022.