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Marginalized workers of the 19th century are to thank for Labor Day
The first Monday of September each year is celebrated as Labor Day, a quintessential American holiday that marks the end of summer and the beginning of the fall season. While it is often associated with barbecues, parades and the last chance to wear white, Labor Day has a more significant history than most realize, especially in the logistics industry.
This holiday is a day dedicated to honoring contributions and achievements of American workers who are the backbone of this country. But what is...
Daily Infographic: Pre-Labor Day retail gasoline prices are the highest in the US since 2014
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Erasing Labor Day noise as load volumes set new all-time high
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers)
Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers)
Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 75 (Carriers)
The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers.
The Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:
Load volumes shake off Labor Day Impacts
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Worst Labor Day hurricanes in US history
Hurricanes have cast a tragic pall over a number of Labor Day weekends the past several decades. These are the five worst storms based on damage and loss of life.
Related: Logistics groups ready to help during potentially busy hurricane season
Great Labor Day hurricane (1935)On Labor Day 1935, an unnamed storm barreled across the Florida Keys. It was the most intense of only five Category 5 storms on record to strike the U.S. coastline, packing winds of 185 mph. The Sept. 2 hurricane destroyed...
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Labor Day Festivities Spread COVID19 Infection, US Asks People To Test
According to a CNN report, people who let down their guard and got too close to others over Labor Day weekend should get tested for Covid-19, White House coronavirus task coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx has said.
Why such a directive?Much of the coronavirus spread by people who don’t have symptoms is happening between and within families and in settings such as neighborhood parties, Birx said Thursday at a media briefing at the University of South Carolina.
People who socialized closely with others,...
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Daily Infographic: Labor Day cargo thefts
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Watch: Fleet Of Ships Blow Horns On Labour Day In Solidarity For 150,000 Seafarers Trapped At Sea
New data finds 150,000 seafarers trapped at sea by COVID-19. Ships in ports across the world sounded their horns in solidarity and to highlight the need for action by governments
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) coordinated with ships around the world to sound their horns when in port at 12.00 local time on Labour Day – 1 May.
The initiative is an opportunity to recognize the 1.6 million workers who are at sea and maintaining...