05 Jun As More Robots Join the Workforce, Some Say It Could Bring an 'Upswing in Jobs' Robots have made headlines recently for what they can do - make pizzas, climb Jimmy Fallon's leg, say a prayer for you - and for what people fear they will do: take our jobs. Read more...
05 Jun Entry-Level Driver Training Rule Goes Into Effect An entry-level driver training rule for truck drivers went into effect June 5 after it had been delayed multiple times. Read more...
05 Jun US Slips in Global Competitiveness Ranking as China Shoots Up The United States fell out of the top three in a global competitiveness ranking, as executives' perception of the world's biggest economy deteriorated after Donald Trump's election as president. Read more...
05 Jun USA Truck Hires Rick Hainlen as Vice President of Revenue Operations USA Truck Inc. in Van Buren, Ark., has hired veteran trucking pricing professional Rick Hainlen as vice president of revenue operations. Read more...
05 Jun Solid Pace of Expansion in US Services Shows Firmer Economy Industries making up the bulk of the U.S. economy continued to expand at a solid pace in May, adding to signs of steady growth this quarter, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed June 5. Read more...
05 Jun German Shipping Firm Rickmers Shuts Down Business Shipowner and operator Rickmers Maritime shut down its business and sold off its entire fleet after a last-ditch debt restructuring deal was rejected by its major creditors. Read more...
05 Jun How Mercedes Plans to Recapture Its Early Lead in Robo-Cars Three decades ago, an experimental Mercedes-Benz van managed to steer, brake and accelerate on its own. But after the technology was refined enough to put an S-Class sedan through its paces on a highway around Paris in 1994, it was largely set aside as commercially unviable. Read more...
05 Jun Dickinson Fleet Services Completes Acquisition of Reliable Mobile Service Dickinson Fleet Services, along with majority shareholder Ridgemont Equity Partners, completed the acquisition of Reliable Mobile Service. Read more...
05 Jun Northeast Great Dane Promotes John Gendelman to President Trailer dealership Northeast Great Dane announced that longtime partner John Gendelman has been promoted to president of the company. Tom Leuner, its former president, will become CEO. Read more...
05 Jun Federal Signal Corp. Completes Acquisition of Truck Bodies and Equipment International Diversified manufacturer Federal Signal Corp. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Truck Bodies and Equipment International, a leading U.S. manufacturer of dump truck bodies and trailers for Classes 3-8 vehicles. Read more...