12 Jan Import Prices Rise on Petroleum U.S. import prices rose in December, boosted by higher prices for petroleum products, but a strong dollar kept underlying imported inflation subdued. Read more...
12 Jan Applications for US Jobless Benefits Rise Less Than Expected Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, showing a healthy job market at the start of 2017. Read more...
11 Jan Drones, 3-D Printing to Speed Change in Freight Transportation WASHINGTON - While freight transportation has undergone enormous change over the past quarter-century, even more is coming and very quickly, driven by demanding customers and an amazing array of technology that might actually allow carriers to satisfy shippers. Read more...
11 Jan Ports on Both Coasts Post Record-High Container Traffic in 2016 It was a record-setting year in 2016 for several of the top North American container ports, although the Hanjin Shipping Co. bankruptcy filing in August dashed hopes for a strong showing at the country's second-largest port. Read more...
11 Jan ATA's Chris Spear Named to USDOT Committee on Automation Chris Spear, President of American Trucking Associations, is one of 25 members of a U.S. Department of Transportation advisory committee on automation that was announced Jan. 11. Read more...
11 Jan Regional Planners Use Freight Capacity to Woo Business Relocation WASHINGTON - Freight considerations are rarely of primary importance for legislators and others in government, but there are some public officials who appreciate the great importance of transporting goods and use that understanding to recruit business development. Read more...
11 Jan Business Loves Trump But May Need Help to Start Spending Again American companies are feeling confident again. Now it's up to President-elect Donald Trump and Congress to get them spending again. Read more...
11 Jan Elaine Chao Commits to Addressing Highway Funding, Modernizing Infrastructure WASHINGTON - Elaine Chao pledged to collaborate with federal lawmakers on efforts to boost funding for highway projects and modernize the country's infrastructure network in the coming years during a Senate hearing Jan. 11 examining her qualifications to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation. Read more...
11 Jan FedEx Introduces Package Dropoff, Pickup at Walgreens FedEx customers will be able to drop off and pick up packages at "thousands of Walgreens" locations nationwide, the shipping giant said Jan. 11. Read more...
11 Jan Scania to Build Truck Platoon System for Singapore Port Scania said it will design a full-scale autonomous truck platooning system to travel between port terminals in Singapore. Read more...