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    <description>The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) services and their impact on supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods in a more timely and efficient manner than ever before through truckload and LTL solutions. New technologies that provide information during ground shipments are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using truckload and LTL solutions to power their supply chains.</description>
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      <title>Retail Compliance Guide for CPG Brands</title>
      <description>Retail compliance has become a growing challenge for CPG brands selling through major retailers. From OTIF requirements and routing guides to EDI, ASNs, labeling, pallet standards, and appointment scheduling, every retailer brings its own set of requirements, and every compliance failure can impact margins and operations.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Retail compliance has become a growing challenge for CPG brands selling through major retailers. From OTIF requirements and routing guides to EDI, ASNs, labeling, pallet standards, and appointment scheduling, every retailer brings its own set of requirements, and every compliance failure can impact margins and operations.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>FedEx Freight Has Mixed Results in First Earnings After Spinoff</title>
      <description>Revenue got a boost from new pricing power that the company didn’t have when it was under the umbrella of the parcel giant.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Revenue got a boost from new pricing power that the company didn’t have when it was under the umbrella of the parcel giant.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Aurora’s Driverless Trucks on Pace for 2027 Expansion Target</title>
      <description>Aurora took the driver out of its trucks last year, only to have its manufacturer Paccar Inc. request that a human remain behind the wheel.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Aurora took the driver out of its trucks last year, only to have its manufacturer Paccar Inc. request that a human remain behind the wheel. 
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Hits Chinese Trailers With Tariffs to Aid Domestic Producers</title>
      <description>A preliminary ruling outlined the move months ago, just as the U.S. and China were in talks to extend a trade truce.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A preliminary ruling outlined the move months ago, just as the U.S. and China were in talks to extend a trade truce.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:55:31 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>PoLA Reports Record Low Emissions per Container</title>
      <description>The latest inventory also shows continued progress since 2017, when the Port of Los Angeles and neighboring Port of Long Beach updated their landmark Clean Air Action Plan.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The latest inventory also shows continued progress since 2017, when the Port of Los Angeles and neighboring Port of Long Beach updated their landmark Clean Air Action Plan.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:52:55 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Next-Day Delivery Is Still Possible, but Someone Has to Pay for It</title>
      <description>We can continue delivering across Europe the next day. But sooner or later the market will have to decide if it’s willing to pay for that.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">We can continue delivering across Europe the next day. But sooner or later the market will have to decide if it’s willing to pay for that.</span></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>How to Transport a Food Truck Across the Country</title>
      <description>Shipping a food truck doesn't have to feel overwhelming, once you understand the process from start to finish.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">Shipping a food truck doesn't have to feel overwhelming, once you understand the process from start to finish.</span></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/44897-how-to-transport-a-food-truck-across-the-country</link>
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      <title>Mozzarella, Pasta Back in Stores as Italy Passes Trucker Aid</title>
      <description>Protests over a surge in fuel prices blocked roads and left consumers facing shortages of products ranging from pasta to buffalo mozzarella and fresh produce.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Protests over a surge in fuel prices blocked roads and left consumers facing shortages of products ranging from pasta to buffalo mozzarella and fresh produce.
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/45070</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:18:39 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/45070-mozzarella-pasta-back-in-stores-as-italy-passes-trucker-aid</link>
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      <title>Supply Chain Resilience Can Fight the Hidden Cost of Congestion</title>
      <description>Twenty-first century supply chains are too complex to simply ask, “What just happened?” Operators need to think strategically.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">Twenty-first century supply chains are too complex to simply ask, “What just happened?” Operators need to think strategically.&nbsp;</span></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/44879-supply-chain-resilience-can-fight-the-hidden-cost-of-congestion</link>
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      <title>Stop Delivery Costs from Eating Your Growth: The 2027 Delivery Cost Reset </title>
      <description>Delivery cost rose 12% for the median US operator in 2026, and 88% of operators say it is growing as fast as revenue or faster. With UPS and FedEx peak surcharges already live, cost-to-serve is under pressure just as customers redefine what good delivery means.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Delivery cost rose 12% for the median US operator in 2026, and 88% of operators say it is growing as fast as revenue or faster. With UPS and FedEx peak surcharges already live, cost-to-serve is under pressure just as customers redefine what good delivery means.</span></p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/45052</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:17:19 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/45052-stop-delivery-costs-from-eating-your-growth-the-2027-delivery-cost-reset</link>
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      <title>U.S. Trucking Industry Flags Rising Diesel Prices as Top Concern</title>
      <description>Diesel prices rose to the top spot from the 17th most prominent issue last year, with truck drivers included in the survey flagging it as their chief concern for the first time ever.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">Diesel prices rose to the top spot from the 17th most prominent issue last year, with truck drivers included in the survey flagging it as their chief concern for the first time ever.</span></p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/45045</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/45045-us-trucking-industry-flags-rising-diesel-prices-as-top-concern</link>
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      <title>USDOT Announces $200M in Funding for Commercial Truck Parking</title>
      <description>The American Transportation Research Institute estimates that the average truck driver loses 56 minutes of drive time a day in the search of safe parking.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">The American Transportation Research Institute estimates that the average truck driver loses 56 minutes of drive time a day in the search of safe parking.</span></p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/45030</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/45030-usdot-announces-200m-in-funding-for-commercial-truck-parking</link>
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      <title>The Carrier You Onboarded in July Can Lose Its Authority by September</title>
      <description>The packet from a carrier whose authority went active in July holds the same items as that from a fleet that has run for a decade: But the public record kept by FMCSA treats the two as different risks,</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">The packet from a carrier whose authority went active in July holds the same items as that from a fleet that has run for a decade: But the public record kept by FMCSA treats the two as different risks,&nbsp;</span></p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1/post/44865</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/44865-the-carrier-you-onboarded-in-july-can-lose-its-authority-by-september</link>
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      <title>What Happens to a Freight Quote After the Truck Leaves</title>
      <description>For an invoice that differs from its quote, the first question can be a simple one: What changed between the shipment we booked and the shipment the carrier billed?</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>For an invoice that differs from its quote, the first question can be a simple one: What changed between the shipment we booked and the shipment the carrier billed?</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/44816-what-happens-to-a-freight-quote-after-the-truck-leaves</link>
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      <title>Your TMS Remembers. It Should Help You Decide</title>
      <description>The next time two of your trucks could both cover the same load, pay close attention to how that choice gets settled.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">The next time two of your trucks could both cover the same load, pay close attention to how that choice gets settled.</span></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/44794-your-tms-remembers-it-should-help-you-decide</link>
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      <title>Broker Transparency &amp; Personally Identifiable Information</title>
      <description>Until new regulations are live, industry participants must independently verify entities and individuals while carefully protecting sensitive personal data.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Until new regulations are live, industry participants must independently verify entities and individuals while carefully protecting sensitive personal data. 
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1/post/45000</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/45000-broker-transparency-and-personally-identifiable-information</link>
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      <title>Oracle Moves Gas by Trucks to Avoid Data Center Power Delays</title>
      <description>A plan to use trucks to deliver compressed natural gas to a data center, called Project Jupiter, would let Oracle get the early stages of it online before a key pipeline enters service.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">A plan to use trucks to deliver compressed natural gas to a data center, called Project Jupiter, would let Oracle get the early stages of it online before a key pipeline enters service.</span></p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44999</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44999-oracle-moves-gas-by-trucks-to-avoid-data-center-power-delays</link>
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      <title>Trump Temporarily Allows Truckers to Use Dyed Diesel</title>
      <description>Whether promised savings for truckers will actually be realized remains an open question.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">Whether promised savings for truckers will actually be realized remains an open question.</span></p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44973</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:27:27 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44973-trump-temporarily-allows-truckers-to-use-dyed-diesel</link>
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      <title>CH Robinson to Buy Logistics Firm RXO in $5.8 Billion Deal</title>
      <description>RXO shareholders are expected to own 11% of the combined company upon closing.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>RXO shareholders are expected to own 11% of the combined company upon closing.
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44964</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:02:43 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44964-ch-robinson-to-buy-logistics-firm-rxo-in-58-billion-deal</link>
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      <description>Financial writer Rich Duprey says record diesel prices, rising insurance premiums, and higher maintenance expenses are colliding with freight rates that haven't kept pace.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:22:39 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>FMCSA Pulls 78 Truckers Out of Service in Multi-State Crackdown</title>
      <description>Of the drivers pulled from service, 12 were cited for failing English language proficiency requirements that went into effect in June 2025.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Of the drivers pulled from service, 12 were cited for failing English language proficiency requirements that went into effect in June 2025.</p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44953</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:43:03 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>EV Truck Maker Harbinger Gets $300M+ Order from FedEx</title>
      <description>Harbinger estimates each of its electric trucks can reduce fuel costs by an average of $20,000 per year when compared with the diesel vehicle it replaces.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Harbinger estimates each of its electric trucks can reduce fuel costs by an average of $20,000 per year when compared with the diesel vehicle it replaces.
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44936</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:50:36 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44936-ev-truck-maker-harbinger-gets-over-300-million-order-from-fedex</link>
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      <title>Five Numbers Your Fleet Is Graded On, and What Each One Hides</title>
      <description>The fleets that come through this cycle intact will be the ones that stopped grading these numbers at quarter end and started evaluating each decision against the whole network as it happens.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">The fleets that come through this cycle intact will be the ones that stopped grading these numbers at quarter end and started evaluating each decision against the whole network as it happens.</span></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>Truck drivers transporting fuel can now operate up to 16 hours within a 24 hour window, up from the usual standard of 14 hours under normal conditions.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">Truck drivers transporting fuel can now operate up to 16 hours within a 24 hour window, up from the usual standard of 14 hours under normal conditions.</span></p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44864</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:30:14 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44864-usdot-relaxes-service-hour-limits-for-truckers-hauling-fuel</link>
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      <description>The San Pedro Bay Ports Complex will offer qualifying zero-emission trucks $60 per terminal visit, totaling up to $36,000 per vehicle annually.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">The San Pedro Bay Ports Complex will offer qualifying zero-emission trucks $60 per terminal visit, totaling up to $36,000 per vehicle annually.</span></p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44867</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:44:47 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44867-ports-of-la-long-beach-propose-incentives-for-zero-emission-trucks</link>
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      <description>The USDA's report features a “Biofuels Roadmap” that including seeking to “reduce and remove restrictions placed on crop-based biofuels.”</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The USDA's report features a “Biofuels Roadmap” that including seeking to “reduce and remove restrictions placed on crop-based biofuels.”
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44858</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44858-us-plan-to-boost-biofuel-exports-targets-restrictions-abroad</link>
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      <description>New premium service combines QR code for added security on high-value and sensitive shipments.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>New premium service combines QR code<em>&nbsp;</em>for added security on high-value and sensitive shipments<em>.</em></p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44857</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44857-fedex-launches-fedex-authenticated-delivery</link>
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      <title>Watch: Introducing Omnicarrier Decision Intelligence From Reveel</title>
      <description>Reveel CEO Josh Dunham introduces Omnicarrier Decision Intelligence (ODI), an AI-native feature set that allows shippers to plan and manage their optimal carrier networks in real time.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Reveel CEO Josh Dunham introduces Omnicarrier Decision Intelligence (ODI), an AI-native feature set that allows shippers to plan and manage their optimal carrier networks in real time.</p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44815</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44815-watch-introducing-omnicarrier-decision-intelligence-from-reveel</link>
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      <title>Ports Giant DP World Redraws Hormuz Logistics With Truck Bet</title>
      <description>Before the conflict, Jebel Ali was the busiest container port outside of Asia, ranking in the top 10 globally and serving mostly as a transshipment hub.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Before the conflict, Jebel Ali was the busiest container port outside of Asia, ranking in the top 10 globally and serving mostly as a transshipment hub.</p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44837</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:14:52 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44837-ports-giant-dp-world-redraws-hormuz-logistics-with-truck-bet</link>
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      <title>Uber Freight: High Fuel Costs Squeeze Small Truckload Carriers</title>
      <description>Uber Freight recommends shippers lock in baseline capacity, build a surge playbook, and evaluate alternatives now before the heart of peak.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Uber Freight recommends shippers lock in baseline capacity, build a surge playbook, and evaluate alternatives now before the heart of peak.
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      <guid>http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44827</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44827-uber-freight-high-fuel-costs-squeeze-small-truckload-carriers</link>
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