17 Dec Amazon Thrives on FedEx Delivery Model, but Driver Pay Challenges Persist Five years on, Amazon.com Inc.’s chief executive officer is betting on decidedly more terrestrial technology: Drivers. As in real people. Tens of thousands of them. High-tailing it through town in gas-slurping vans to leave packages on doorsteps just like the milkman, postal worker, UPS guy and pizza dude before them. Read more...
17 Dec Oil Gains Near $52 as OPEC Cuts Weighed Against US Supply Rise Oil was boosted to near $52 a barrel by a weak U.S. dollar while investors weighed if OPEC and its allies can successfully re-balance the market. Read more...
15 Dec 2018 Wreaths Across America Honors Fallen Soldiers for 27th Year ARLINGTON, Va. — With the help of ATA Share the Road drivers and thousands of volunteers, more than 250,000 wreaths were delivered and laid on headstones the morning of Dec. 15 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. See photos. Read more...
14 Dec Werner Driver Quinton Ward Wins Driving for Excellence Award Quinton Ward of New Orleans, who served five years in the U.S. Army until he was injured and received an Honorable Discharge, is the winner of the 2018 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes Program. Read more...
14 Dec Trailers Maintain Record-Setting Pace in November Trailer orders in November were the all-time record for the month as they surged to 43,600, according to ACT Research Co., citing preliminary data. Read more...
14 Dec Uber Freight Adds Analytics Tool for Shippers Uber Freight has launched a new data analytics feature designed to help shippers pinpoint problem areas within their supply chains and take action to improve efficiency. Read more...
14 Dec Farm Legislation Clears Congress, Moves to Trump’s Desk The U.S. House on Dec. 12 passed a farm policy deal, clearing the five-year measure for President Donald Trump’s signature. Read more...
14 Dec White House Said to Officially Delay China Tariff Hike to March The Trump administration is making official its decision to delay until March 1 a tariff hike on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25% from 10%, according to two people familiar with the matter. Read more...
14 Dec Manufacturing Production Unchanged, Missing Projections U.S. factory production was unchanged in November and the prior month’s reading was revised to a decline from a gain, a sign the industry may be taking a breather while still growing at a pace that supports economic growth. Read more...
14 Dec China Is Said to Plan to Buy US Corn as Soon as January Chinese officials are preparing to restart purchases of American corn as soon as January, another sign that the Asian nation is working on a lasting detente with the U.S. Read more...