23 Jan Canadian National Reports Mixed Fourth-Quarter Results Canadian National Railway reported earnings more than doubled in the fourth quarter, although the final figures were bolstered by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Read more...
23 Jan New Vehicles Tackle Challenges of Urban E-Commerce Two entrepreneurs are introducing an autonomous vehicle and electric cargo bike designed to reduce the costs arising from the last-mile delivery and returns of e-commerce merchandise in urban areas. Read more...
23 Jan Trump Swings Into Action on Trade, Adds Edge to NAFTA Talks Trump took his first big step toward erecting trade barriers on Jan. 22 by slapping new “safeguard” duties on solar-panel and washing machine imports to protect U.S. industry. Read more...
23 Jan CSX Will Adopt New Policy to Require CEOs to Receive Annual Physicals CSX Corp. will adopt a new resolution Feb. 7 to require CEOs to undergo annual independent medical evaluations after a shareholder lobbied the company to do so shortly after Hunter Harrison’s death. Read more...
23 Jan Maine Gov. LePage Forms Panel to Examine Issues Related to Driverless Vehicles Maine Gov. Paul LePage took a step Jan. 17 toward regulating a rapidly emerging automotive technology that in the not-too-distant future could find self-driving cars, trucks and buses operating on Maine roads. Read more...
23 Jan Tesla Crash With Autopilot Triggers Safety Board’s Interest The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information about an accident involving a Tesla Inc. Model S sedan that rear-ended a firetruck on a freeway near Los Angeles on Jan. 22, the agency said. Read more...
23 Jan Trillium CNG Expanding Alt-Fuel Options for Customers Trillium CNG, the nation’s second-largest provider of compressed natural gas fuel and related services, is expanding the type of alternative fuels it offers and will underscore how they are produced upstream to maximize emission reductions. Read more...
23 Jan YRC, Union Pacific Execs Laud Tax Reform as Boon for Transportation Industry ATLANTA — YRC Worldwide CEO James Welch and an executive at Union Pacific predicted that tax reform will drive further economic growth and higher freight demand, but voiced concerns about the future of NAFTA and the continued challenge of attracting younger workers during a logistics conference here. Read more...
23 Jan Retread Industry Feels Pinch From Tire Imports Low-cost truck tire imports, particularly those from China, have cut into domestic new-tire sales over the past five years. But they’ve had an even more dramatic effect on the U.S. retread tire industry. Read more...
23 Jan Freight Groups Oppose Tolls in White House Infrastructure Draft A six-page document that is purported to be a draft outline of President Donald Trump’s high-profile infrastructure plan is drawing criticism from trucking industry groups due to its focus on expanding tolling across the country and for commercializing interstate rest areas. Read more...