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U.S. And Cuba Restore Air Travel Between Nations

The move is expected to set off a scramble among U.S. carriers to win route rights to serve Havana, which will be capped at 20 round trips a day from anywhere in the U.S.

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Spot Rates Fall as Diesel Slides Below $2

DAT Freight & Analytics

With the national average diesel price falling below $2 per gallon, truckload rates on the spot market continued on a downward trend.

With the national average diesel price falling below $2 per gallon, truckload rates on the spot market continued on a downward trend. Freight brokers usually quote a one-time price that includes both a line-haul portion and the fuel surcharge; declining fuel prices influence spot market rates significantly.

Rail & Intermodal

Canadian Pacific Presses Forward On Norfolk Southern Merger, Asks Justice Department To Investigate Objections

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)

Canadian Pacific has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice asking antitrust authorities to look into whether major U.S. railways have conducted an illegal co-ordinated effort to block industry consolidation.

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Spot Market Freight Declines In Typical January Trend: DAT Freight Index

DAT Freight & Analytics

Compared to January 2015, overall spot market freight availability fell 35 percent. This continues a 13-month trend of year-over-year declines, due to a combination of tepid freight growth and abundant capacity.

Spot market rates declined 1.3 percent for vans, 1.1 percent for reefers, and 0.6 percent for flatbeds, month over month, not including fuel surcharges

How To Navigate Shipping Costs In Today’s Complex Carrier Landscape

Pitney Bowes Inc.

In today’s market, shippers have to weigh costs across among carriers with different services, benefits and drawbacks.

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Delivery.com And Foursquare Integrate To Improve Local Food Ordering

The integration, facilitated by the mobile commerce platform Button, provides new consumer experiences for millions of delivery.com and Foursquare users in cities all across the country.

Lower Fuel Costs Fail To Boost Shipping Activity

Cass’ monthly freight index report showed shipping expenditures falling to 1.4 percent from a year earlier, while volume in the same period was down 0.2 percent, extending declines to a fourth month.

Spot Load Availability Falls 5.6%, Rates Lose Traction

DAT Freight & Analytics

Spot-market load availability fell 5.6 percent during the week ending Feb. 6, with the number of van and refrigerated loads dropping 17 percent and 12 percent, respectively, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

Spot-market load availability fell 5.6 percent during the week ending Feb. 6, with the number of van and refrigerated loads dropping 17 percent and 12 percent, respectively, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

Agriculture Transportation Coalition Challenges SOLAS Container Weight Documentation Rule

AgTC seeks a Congressional inquiry into the International Maritime Organization process, the means by which the U.S. can be bound, and how this rule was adopted without U.S. exporter or importer notice or input, or consideration of impact on U.S. economy.

AgTC believes that unless thoughtfully considered, by individuals with intimate familiarity with the export supply chain process, this rule will create major turmoil at the marine terminals and a very significant impediment to U.S. exports.

US Foods Files For Public Offering

The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not been determined.

US Foods Holding Corp., the parent company of US Foods, Inc., the Rosemont, Ill.-based nationwide foodservice distributor, has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

Asahi Group Bids $2.9 Billion For Peroni, Grolsch And Meantime From SABMiller Brands

Asahi is Japan's biggest brewer with 38 percent of its home market, where a shrinking population and the increasing popularity of wine have weighed on beer sales over two decades.

With Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime, Asahi would diversify its footprint with sizeable positions in the premium beer segments of Italy, Britain and the Netherlands, and new distribution opportunities for its namesake Asahi Super Dry.

Panera Bread Co. To Expand Delivery Services

The St. Louis-based company expects to have delivery offerings in 200 to 300 of its 1,972 company and franchised units by the end of the year, said Ron Shaich, Panera founder, chairman and CEO.

The St. Louis-based company expects to have delivery offerings in 200 to 300 of its 1,972 company and franchised units by the end of the year, said Ron Shaich, Panera founder, chairman and CEO, in an earnings call with analysts.

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