An unidentified person stole a semitruck and crashed it into a Texas public safety office, critically injuring at least three people Friday morning, a state lawmaker said.
The “horrific tragedy” occurred at a driver’s license office in Brenham, a city nearly halfway between Austin and Houston, said State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, who represents the area. Three people were airlifted with critical injuries, and three others were taken to local hospitals, she said.
One person was arrested, law...
The six missing people who plunged into the water after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge are presumed dead. Authorities were working to recover their bodies Wednesday morning.
The disaster occurred early Tuesday when the Dali, a Singapore-flagged ship, crashed into a piling around 1:30 a.m., bringing down the Baltimore bridge in seconds. A construction crew was filling potholes on the bridge when it tumbled into the Patapsco River.
Two people were rescued by authorities, and one was...
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday morning after a container ship collided with it, sending people into the water and creating a tense scene as search-and-rescue crews attempted to locate them.
The bridge plays an important role in commercial shipping access to the Port of Baltimore, a hub for vehicles, light trucks and various bulk goods. The collapse occurred before the morning commute.
Here’s what to know about the collapse.
What happened?
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A Louisiana truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide for his role in a crash last year that killed a Missouri man. The crash was one of several that killed eight people.
On Oct. 23, Ronald Britt of Lafayette was driving his 80,000-pound truck around 60 mph on Interstate 55 during a “severe fog” that had spurred multiple crashes. Authorities determined after a multimonth investigation that Britt “was operating at a negligent speed given the driving conditions” and crashed into a...
Alaska Air will take over cargo transportation for e-commerce giant Amazon when it concludes a deal announced Sunday to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in a stock-and-debt transaction worth $1.9 billion. Whether the Amazon transportation services agreement is eventually modified is unclear, but Alaska’s CEO said it could spur further investment in freighters.
“For now, nothing changes,” said Hawaiian Airlines spokesman Alex Da Silva in an email.
Hawaiian Airlines (NASDAQ: HA) in early October began...
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FreightWaves has learned that at least two large incumbent logistics providers are actively bidding...
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Chicago-based freight brokerage Coyote Logistics laid off an unspecified number of workers Friday morning, the company confirmed to FreightWaves.
“We’re reducing the size of our staff, primarily within corporate services, to improve efficiency and better meet evolving business needs,” a Coyote spokesperson told FreightWaves. “Our people are extremely important to us. These changes are difficult but necessary to make our company more agile and better positioned for the future.”
According to a...
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UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union reached a tentative five-year contract Tuesday morning, averting,...
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Pilots at FedEx Express have rejected a tentative agreement to amend their contract, which would...
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Contract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union collapsed early Wednesday morning, with each side blaming the other for its demise.
The Teamsters issued a statement saying that UPS (NYSE: UPS) walked away from the bargaining table at 4 a.m. after presenting an unacceptable offer to the Teamsters that did not address members’ needs. The UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee unanimously rejected the package.
Following marathon negotiations, UPS refused to give the Teamsters a l...
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