16 Feb Russian Self-Driving Car Takes on Snow and Sub-Zero Conditions Apple Inc.’s engineers are used to the balmy conditions of California. No such luck for those at Yandex NV, Russia’s largest internet company, who posted footage of its self-driving car on public roads in icy conditions after a recent snowstorm. Read more...
16 Feb Consumer Sentiment Jumps After Tax Cuts Blunt Stock Gyrations U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly rose in February to the second-highest level since 2004 as tax cuts and a strong job market helped Americans shrug off stock-market volatility, a University of Michigan survey showed Feb. 16. Read more...
16 Feb Maersk's CEO Can't Imagine Self-Sailing Box Ships in His Lifetime The CEO of the world’s biggest shipping company says it’s unlikely container vessels will operate without humans in his lifetime. Read more...
16 Feb Trailer Orders Surge to Start 2018, Passing 39,000 U.S. trailer orders burst past 39,000 in January to the fifth-best order month in industry history while refrigerated trailers posted an all-time monthly record, ACT Research Co. reported. Read more...
16 Feb Housing Starts Reach Highest Level in More Than a Year U.S. new-home construction rose in January to the highest level since October 2016, helped by a surge in apartment building, as momentum in the housing market continues into 2018, government figures showed Feb 16. Read more...
15 Feb Peterbilt Plans to Craft Product Strategies to Meet Customer Demand SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Peterbilt Motors Company is keeping an open mind toward innovation, as it explores various technologies and options for diversifying its product offerings in the years ahead, company executives said here. Read more...
15 Feb Peterbilt Unveils New Sleeper Design SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Peterbilt Motors Co. has introduced a new sleeper design that offers improved aerodynamics, is available in single-and double-bunk designs, and was designed with input from drivers, the company said here. Read more...
15 Feb Montana Rodeo Cowboys Worried They’ll Need Commercial Driver’s Licenses Under New Regulations Montana cowboys are asking Congress to tap the brakes on federal horse trailer regulations they say could all but shut down participation in rodeos. Read more...
15 Feb Sales Rise 25% for Allison Transmission Allison Transmission Holdings, the Indianapolis-based provider of fully automatic transmissions for heavy-duty trucks, reported fourth-quarter and full-year results. Read more...
15 Feb Pilot Flying J's Ex-President Mark Hazelwood Found Guilty of Conspiracy in Fraud Trial CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A jury on Feb. 15 found former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and account representative Heather Jones guilty of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Former employees Scott Wombold and Karen Mann were found not guilty of conspiracy. Read more...