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Plus: Landstar reports a sharp drop in Q1 profit, two fatal trucking crashes raise safety concerns, Tyson and Lineage launch a $1B cold-storage play — and more inside.
Landstar reported $1.15B in Q1 revenue and a $4.8M charge related to an international fraud incident, while freight volumes outpaced expectations despite a challenging market.
Fatal crashes in Alabama and Tennessee involving impaired and reckless semi-truck drivers raise concerns over safety, oversight, and commercial driver regulation.
Lineage will acquire and build cold-storage facilities in partnership with Tyson Foods, investing nearly $1 billion to streamline Tyson’s supply chain and expand cold-storage capacity nationwide.
Plus, a devastating semi-truck crash further calls for stricter English proficiency calls, Aurora Co-Founder resigns, truckers win $10.4M against brokerage, plus more.
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