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Redwood Logistics celebrates GivingTuesday

Redwood Logistics celebrated GivingTuesday.

This year, Redwood Logistics and its employees announced they donated over $100,000 to front-line workers through the company’s #HeroChallenge and $5,000 to the Dress for Success organization, supporting women’s empowerment.

“Giving back to the community has always been central to Redwood Logistics,” the company told FreightWaves. On Tuesday, Redwood Logistics released a statement about its fundraising efforts to honor GivingTuesday.

Redwood announced $5,000 was raised during the company’s Women...

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Port of LA leader calls for industrywide digital transformation (with video)

With his workplace, the Port of Los Angeles, providing the backdrop, Gene Seroka kicked off American Shipper’s Global Trade Tech summit Wednesday by calling for “bold steps in the digital transformation of the maritime industry.”

“Today’s challenges have introduced widespread uncertainty, created erratic trade flow and further spotlighted the need to reassess strategies. Indeed we are in the midst of challenging times. This pandemic has wreaked havoc on economies around the globe,” said Seroka,...

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Trucker wrestles with next steps after COVID-19 workers’ compensation denial

Truck driver Glenn Green says he’s not used to spending more than a few days at home before the open road beckons him to hop back in his truck to deliver the nation’s freight. However, a COVID-19 diagnosis while under a load, a week in the intensive care unit of a hospital hundreds of miles from home and two months off the road recovering from the deadly virus have him reflecting on the past, but worried about his future.

Once praised for being on the front lines risking possible exposure to the...

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