13 Apr Stoughton Buys 17 Acres Across From Plant Stoughton Trailers purchased 17 acres of vacant real estate across the street from its Brodhead, Wis., manufacturing plant, parent company STI Holdings Inc. said. Read more...
13 Apr Time Running Out for World's Top Shipbuilder as Creditors Argue South Korea's National Pension Service has a decision to make - help the world's biggest shipmaker survive, or let it die. Read more...
13 Apr Producer Prices Decline for First Time Since August 2016 Wholesale prices in the U.S. declined in March for the first time since August 2016, a sign broader inflation will accelerate only gradually, a Labor Department report showed April 13. Read more...
13 Apr Fewer Americans Than Forecast File for Unemployment Benefits Fewer Americans than forecast filed for unemployment benefits last week, with applications hovering just above a four-decade low, a Labor Department report showed April 13. Read more...
12 Apr Daimler Preview Says First Quarter Operating Profit to Rise 86.6% Global truck- and carmaker Daimler AG said its first-quarter earnings will be significantly better than during the same three-month period in 2016. Read more...
12 Apr Car Hauler Jack Cooper to Lose $70 Million in Revenue as Nissan Terminates Relationship Nissan will terminate its agreement to with carhauler Jack Cooper Holdings Corp. effective in July, according to an April 4 notice. Read more...
12 Apr Omnitracs Invests in Platooning Firm Peloton Trucking technology company Omnitracs said it is the lead investor in a $60 million round of financing for Peloton Technology, which is preparing to launch a driver-assisted truck platooning system later this year. Read more...
12 Apr Tennessee Logistics Firm Tranco Launches International Shipping Venture Chattanooga, Tenn.-based logistics and warehousing company Tranco is going global with the launch of a venture to handle international shipping. Read more...
12 Apr Rising Protectionism Risks Undermining Trade Rebound, WTO Says Global trade could rebound this year - if rising protectionism and tighter economic policy stay out of the way. Read more...
11 Apr Video: CVTA Urges No Further Delays to Entry-Level Driver Training Rule Delaying the publication of an entry-level driver training rule again would take time away from states needing to comply with the rule, the head of a group representing truck driving schools said April 11. Watch video with Commercial Vehicle Training Association President and CEO Don Lefeve. Read more...