28 Dec A. Duie Pyle Opens Service Center in Vermont A. Duie Pyle, an asset and non-asset-based transportation and supply chain solutions provider, has announced the immediate opening of a new service center in Burlington, Vt. Read more...
28 Dec United Road Services, Carlyle Group Buy Fleet Car Carriers United Road Services has joined with The Carlyle Group and other investors to acquire Colorado-based Fleet Car Carriers. Read more...
28 Dec Willson International Expands Into Alberta Willson International, a fourth-generation, family-owned-and-operated logistics company based in the Toronto area, has expanded westward and added brokerage and logistics account executives servicing Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta. Read more...
28 Dec Amid an Export Boom, the US Is Still Importing Natural Gas The U.S. may be exporting natural gas at a record clip, but that hasn’t stopped it from accepting new imports. A tanker with fuel from Nigeria is sitting near the Cove Point import terminal in Maryland, while a second ship with Russian gas is idling outside Boston Harbor. Read more...
28 Dec Aterian Acquires Xpress Global Systems Aterian Investment Partners, a private investment firm, said it has acquired Xpress Global Systems. Read more...
28 Dec India Crackdown on Amazon, Walmart Seen Hurting Online Shoppers India’s new rules for foreign e-commerce platforms may be designed to protect local companies from Amazon.com and Walmart Inc., but consumers are likely to suffer the collateral damage. Read more...
28 Dec Texas Job Growth to Take Hit if Oil Rout Drags On, Fed Says Job growth in the Lone Star State will likely weaken in the first half of 2019 if oil prices remain at current levels, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Read more...
28 Dec FMCSA OKs Stoneridge Camera System as Alternative to Mirrors The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Dec. 26 announced it has issued a five-year exemption to Stoneridge Inc. to allow its aftermarket MirrorEye mirrorless digital camera and sensor system to be installed on trucks and motorcoaches as an alternative to traditional mirrors. Read more...
28 Dec U.S. 301 Toll Road Through Middletown, Del., Nearly Ready The Delaware Department of Transportation is putting the finishing touches on the new U.S. 301 toll road through Middletown, but the opening date isn’t set in concrete. Read more...
28 Dec Tesla Adds Larry Ellison, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to Board in SEC Deal Tesla Inc. added Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to its board, fulfilling the terms of the settlement reached with U.S. securities regulators over its CEO’s problematic posts about taking the company private. Read more...