Thanksgiving

CargoNet warns of increased cargo theft risk during Thanksgiving holiday

The risk of cargo theft is expected to increase during Thanksgiving, according to CargoNet, which urges transportation companies to be vigilant during the holiday.

The cargo theft prevention company, which manages an information-sharing system about such thefts, reported that significant thefts typically occur from the Tuesday before Thanksgiving through the following Monday.

“This is one of the most interesting times of the year because of the delay,” said CargoNet Vice President of Operations...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargonet-warns-of-increased-cargo-theft-risk-during-thanksgiving-holiday

Running on Ice: Gobble gobble, it’s turkey time  

Hello, and welcome to the first Monday edition of Running on Ice. Just for this week we are moving to Monday instead of Friday because of Thanksgiving. Honestly, who needs another email to read on Black Friday?

We’ve swapped some of the cold chain news for more pressing news surrounding turkey this year. Without further ado, let’s get into it. 

All thawed out 
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Thanksgiving is this week and for those who are celebrating and hosting this year, there is some good...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-gobble-gobble-its-turkey-time

Space Crew Take Off Thanksgiving With Spacewalk and Dragon Preps

Four Expedition 68 astronauts will relax on Thanksgiving day as three cosmonauts continue preparing for a spacewalk on Friday, reports NASA.

The International Space Station residents are also expecting a space delivery this weekend bringing new roll-out solar arrays and science experiments.

Crew goes into Thanksgiving

Three NASA astronauts and one astronaut from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) spent Wednesday performing numerous research, cargo, and maintenance tasks. The quartet...

https://mfame.guru/space-crew-take-off-thanksgiving-with-spacewalk-and-dragon-preps/

Check Call: Getting turkey with it

Turkey Take

image: WeirdNutDaily.com

Turkey Day is coming this week! Put those birds in the fridge now to defrost them in time to have a fantastic Thanksgiving turkey. In honor of the turkeys, I thought we’d take a look this week at what goes into getting the sheer volumes of turkeys to market at the same time. 

Every year the U.S. consumes about 45 million turkeys — or 675 million pounds of turkey — during Thanksgiving. That’s one-fifth of all U.S. turkeys produced annually. Minnesota and North...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-getting-turkey-with-it

Trucking offers many reasons to be thankful

It is hard to believe that it’s been nearly two years since the onset of the pandemic. Through all of the chaos and fears of the unknown, what’s even harder to believe is how the trucking industry overcame such adversity.

Here we are, nearing the end of 2021, and we’ve collectively found a way to rise to the challenge. The resiliency of this industry has provided us with many things to be thankful for. So with Thanksgiving just around the corner, let’s reflect not on the hardships, but on the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-offers-many-reasons-to-be-thankful

As traffic declined, truck speeds increased

Samsara data shows trucks are driving faster than ever

If it seems like the world is moving faster than ever, that’s probably true. The pandemic has not slowed, and neither have trucking fleets on the nation’s roadways.

According to data compiled by Internet of Things company Samsara, trucking fleets are driving faster than ever. That has resulted in more miles per day as drivers try to keep pace with the demands of American consumers navigating through COVID lockdowns that have resulted in booming e-commerce business and essential goods shortages.

“O...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/as-traffic-declined-truck-speeds-increased

A Surge In Cases During The Holiday Season In The US

  • A record-high 96,039 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized in the US as of Monday evening.
  • The intensive care unit bed capacity in the state might reach 112% by Christmas Eve.
  • Health experts are asking the 1 million travelers dispersing across the country gathered with people outside their households over Thanksgiving week to get tested for Covid-19.
  • November has been a month of unprecedented Covid-19 surge. More than 30% of all cases ever reported in the US happened just this month.

As the...

https://mfame.guru/a-surge-in-cases-during-the-holiday-season-in-the-us/

The Daily Dash: Diesel’s future under Joe Biden; will Trevor Milton sell his shares in Nikola?

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, Nikola Motor Corp. founder Trevor Milton can begin selling his stock shares on Monday, potentially flooding the market with as many as 91 million shares. Plus, we explore the role political action committees play in furthering the agenda of transportation entities and diesel backers see silver linings in a Joe Biden administration.

Will he or won’t he?

Nikola Motor Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) founder Trevor...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-daily-dash-diesels-future-under-joe-biden-will-trevor-milton-sell-his-shares-in-nikola

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