22 Aug Melissa Dixon Will Lead N.D. Motor Carriers Association The North Dakota Motor Carriers Association elected Melissa Dixon as president, the first woman to serve in that role. Read more...
22 Aug Trump’s Path to Boosting Infrastructure Full of Potholes President Donald Trump’s road to getting legislation through Congress this year to restore the nation’s crumbling infrastructure appears increasingly precarious. Read more...
22 Aug $90 Million Driverless Vehicle Test Track Takes Shape in Florida Florida’s best hope to develop self-driving vehicles might lie with an iconic-looking campus and a $90 million test track being built 40 miles southwest of Orlando. Read more...
22 Aug N.Y., N.J. Senators Press Chao on Halting Sleep Apnea Rule The information that prompted the U.S. Department of Transportation to recently withdraw from a rulemaking process that would have eventually led to policy for sleep apnea workers is being sought by four U.S. senators from Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. Read more...
22 Aug Tonnage Up 2.3% Year-Over-Year in July Truck tonnage rose 2.3% in July, the third consecutive month of year-over-year growth after seesaw results in the American Trucking Associations index this past winter and early spring. Read more...
22 Aug Washington Seeks Drivers to Test Alternative Road Use Tax Washington is seeking about 2,000 drivers to test a new way to pay to maintain the state’s roadways. Read more...
22 Aug FedEx to Open $30 Million Distribution Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. Parcel delivery company FedEx Ground plans to unwrap a new $30 million distribution center next month in Chattanooga that’s expected to employ about 300 people. Read more...
22 Aug Diesel Slips 0.2¢ to $2.596 The U.S. average retail price of diesel dipped 0.2 cent to $2.596 as crude oil prices were flat from the week before and failed to clear $48 a barrel amid forecasts U.S. shale oil production will set a new record in September, experts said. Read more...
22 Aug ArrowStream Taps Todd Jackson For New COO Post ArrowStream Inc., a Chicago-based logistics and supply chain technology company for the food service industry, announced the appointment of Todd Jackson to the newly created position of chief operating officer. Read more...
22 Aug FedEx Founder’s Son Lands Promotion, Moves Up Corporate Ladder at Shipping Giant FedEx founder Frederick Smith’s son Richard Smith is rising through the ranks at the Memphis-based company. Read more...