Christmas
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FreightWaves TV
Thankfulness for truck drivers — WHAT THE TRUCK?!? (with video)
From real vs. fake Christmas trees to the turkey of the year, this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? will leave you gobbling for more from…
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Driver issues
Trucker charity delivers holiday hope to deserving families
Truckers Christmas Group Organization (TCGO) delivers holiday hope by providing financial assistance to deserving truck drivers and their families who have fallen on hard times.
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Asia-Pacific
Today’s Pickup: Carrier brings Christmas cheer with clever use of its fleet
New Zealand’s Mainfreight spells out “MERRY XMAS” with its trucks and trailers for an aerial photo that delights Facebook users.
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FreightWaves Infographics
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News
Poinsettias, handmade glass ornaments among Mexico’s key Christmas exports
The Christmas trade is big business in Mexico, which exports everything from ornaments to holiday candy to the United States and other parts of the…
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News
Railroads serve up Christmas cheer with shows, festive railcars
Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific deliver goodwill to local communities along portions of their rail networks.
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News
Online Christmas tree shops can take the hassle out of the holidays (with video)
Online retailers make Christmas more convenient by enabling customers to order live trees and get them shipped to their front doors.
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News
Today’s Pickup: CFI employees raise over $41,000 in Truckload of Treasures campaign
CFI employees have raised more than $800,000 for charities over the past 26 years as part of its Truckloads of Treasures campaign. Plus, airfreight may…
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News
Capacity tightens as drivers reposition for holiday hometime
We spoke to executives at Arrive Logistics and LYNC Logistics about the challenges in covering their customers’ exceptions and service failures in the lead-up to…
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News
UPS faces possibility of multiple strikes this holiday season
UPS faces a major strike threat from 1,300 disgruntled aircraft mechanics, but the good news is that most Christmas e-commerce orders are already onshore.
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