25 Jan Fleet, 22-Year-Old’s Logistics Startup, Raises Another $10 Million At 14, an age when other kids want video games and gadgets, Max Lock wanted a job. Read more...
25 Jan Autonomous Technology Not Impacting Trucking Jobs in Short Term, Gov. Rick Snyder Says WASHINGTON — The adoption of advanced autonomous and connected vehicle applications will not disrupt the employment landscape for commercial drivers in the next few years, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) told automotive executives Jan. 25. Read more...
25 Jan TFI Promotes Greg Orr to President of CFI Truckload Business TFI International has named two executives to head its CFI truckload business unit in Joplin, Mo. Read more...
25 Jan Port of Long Beach Sets Annual Container Record The Port of Long Beach recovered from a rocky 2016 with a record-setting year in 2017, moving 7.5 million industry-standard twenty-foot-equivalent units, the port’s leader announced at the State of the Port address Jan. 24. Read more...
25 Jan Port of Long Beach Sets Record for Container Volume in a Year The Port of Long Beach recovered from a rocky 2016 with a record-setting year in 2017, moving 7.5 million industry-standard twenty-foot-equivalent units, the port’s leader announced at the State of the Port address Jan. 24. Read more...
25 Jan Jobless Claims Rise From Lowest in Almost 45 Years U.S. filings for unemployment benefits increased a week after plunging to the lowest level since 1973, underscoring a still historically tight jobs market, Labor Department figures showed Jan. 25. Read more...
25 Jan Apple Expands California Self-Driving Test Fleet to 27 Cars Apple Inc. has expanded its California self-driving test fleet to 27 vehicles as it accelerates efforts to catch up with competitors such as Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo. Read more...
25 Jan Second US Safety Agency to Investigate Tesla ‘Autopilot’ Crash A second federal safety agency has opened an investigation of an accident in which a Tesla car on “Autopilot” rammed into a parked fire truck. Read more...
25 Jan Spending on Trucking Services Jumps in Fourth Quarter Spending on trucking services advanced by their highest rate this decade in the fourth quarter of 2017, spurred by demand and tight capacity, according to the U.S. Bank Freight Payments Index, a quarterly measure of quantitative changes in freight shipment and spending activity tracked on a national and regional level. Read more...
25 Jan Forget NAFTA. The Trade War With Canada Has Already Started Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing for the possibility the U.S. may pull out of NAFTA. For Canadian companies, the trade skirmish has already begun. Read more...