Entries for January 2018

Trade and Immigration Test Top Business Group’s Ties to Trump

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce found common cause in 2017 with President Donald Trump on tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks. This year the powerful conservative business group could part ways with the White House on two key issues: trade and immigration.

FedEx Seeks Permit for $35.4 Million Building at Express Hub at Memphis International Airport

FedEx has applied for a building permit for a building project valued at $35.4 million at its world hub at Memphis International Airport.

Millennials Upset E-Commerce Assumptions

WASHINGTON — The common assumption that millennials only shop online and avoid brick-and-mortar merchants just doesn’t fit their behavior patterns, according to a survey from a Texas A&M Transportation Institute researcher.

Creative Use of Big Data Key to Predicting Crash Risk, DOT Official Says

WASHINGTON — Innovations in the growth of “big data” are moving traffic research from the reactive to the predictive, a top U.S. Department of Transportation official said.

Creative Use of Big Data Key to Predicting Crash Risk, DOT Officials Says

WASHINGTON — Innovations in the growth of “big data” are moving traffic research from the reactive to the predictive, a top U.S. Department of Transportation official said.

Cummins Brings TEC Outreach Program to Tennessee

Cummins Inc. has launched its first Technical Education for Communities initiative in the United States, in conjunction with 10 Memphis, Tenn.-area education and industry partners.

Trump Infrastructure Plan Better Offer Sustainable Revenue, State DOTs Warn

WASHINGTON — Solvency and sustainability are the chief qualities state department of transportation leaders are looking for in President Donald Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure package.

Alternative-Fuel Station Planning Software Launched

Amazon Rival JD.com Built the Equivalent of Monaco in Warehouse Space in Three Months

JD.com Inc. added so much warehouse space in three months that the new construction could cover just about every inch of Monaco, a pace of expansion that rivals growth at Amazon.com Inc.

FMCSA Soon to Send Report to Congress in Response to CSA Study

WASHINGTON — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said Jan. 9 that they will soon send a report to Congress outlining corrective actions the agency will take in response to a Compliance, Safety, Accountability program study.