Politics

FreightWaves a Neal Awards finalist for 2024 election coverage

FreightWaves on Tuesday was named a finalist in the 71st annual Jesse H. Neal Awards for its extensive reporting on how supply chain issues impacted the 2024 presidential election.

The Best Coverage of the 2024 Election category “recognizes excellence in analysis and news as it happens and as it developed over time,” states the website for the Neals, the oldest and most prestigious competition in business-to-business journalism. The full list of finalists is here.

In a series of articles,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-a-neal-awards-finalist-for-2024-election-coverage

Ramaswamy to roll out trucking policy at Iowa 80

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate, will host an event at Iowa 80 on Dec. 21 that’s all about the American trucking industry and its workers. 

According to a Thursday press release, Ramaswamy will roll out his “official trucking policy” at the event. Members of CDL Drivers Unlimited, a new membership alliance for truck drivers, will share “concerns about trucking-related issues” at the event too. 

It’s unusual for presidential candidates to specifically target the truck driver...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ramaswamy-to-roll-out-trucking-policy-at-iowa-80

The 1956 Suez Canal Crisis: A pivotal moment in shipping history

The Suez Canal has been extremely important in the world of transportation and supply chains since its creation in 1859. But in 1956, a conflict changed the dynamic of the canal and its impact on countries that use it.

Join Deputy Editor Brielle Jaekel and fellow FreightWavesTV host Mary O’Connell as they dive into the conflict, a hidden objective and more in this week’s episode of Tracks Through Time.

FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-1956-suez-canal-crisis-a-pivotal-moment-in-shipping-history

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