24 Apr Yamato and DeNA Test Autonomous Delivery System in Japan On April 24, Yamato Transport Co. and DeNA Co. tested an autonomous vehicle delivery service to gauge the potential of self-driving technology in the field of logistics. Read more...
24 Apr Litigation Dogs Lakeville Motor Express 15 Months After Minnesota Trucking Firm Shut Down Pressures are mounting for the owners of the defunct trucking firm Lakeville Motor Express and its affiliates. Read more...
24 Apr Freightliner Launches Cabover Refuse Truck LAS VEGAS — Daimler Trucks North America has introduced a low cab-forward refuse model for its Freightliner brand that the company said will complete its vocational lineup. Read more...
24 Apr Trump Pushing Hard to Reach NAFTA Agreement With critical political deadlines fast approaching, the Trump administration is racing to strike a deal on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement by early May — with an eye toward forcing a congressional vote on a new pact by the end of the year. Read more...
24 Apr Paccar Sets Record for Quarterly Revenue; Net Income Surges 65% Paccar Inc. notched record quarterly revenue and soaring net income in the first quarter, benefiting from a truck market that continues to climb. Read more...
24 Apr Tonnage Remains Solid, Takes Breather in March Truck tonnage rose 6.3% in March compared with the same period a year ago, according to American Trucking Associations’ monthly for-hire truck tonnage index. Read more...
24 Apr Opinion: Safety Culture Falls Outside Government Purview Should the federal government be measuring your company’s safety culture? The short answer is “no.” Absolutely not. Read more...
24 Apr Trump Says Mnuchin Going to China to Negotiate Trade in Days Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will depart for China to negotiate over U.S. trade disputes within days, President Donald Trump said. Read more...
24 Apr Caterpillar Gives Vote of Confidence to Global Economy Caterpillar Inc. raised its earnings forecast in a sign that industries from mining to energy are gaining momentum amid a stronger global economy — assuming no trade wars. Read more...
24 Apr Sales of New Homes Advance to Four-Month High U.S. new-home sales increased in March to a four- month high, mainly reflecting a surge in the West, and upward revisions to prior months showed stronger first-quarter demand than previously estimated, according to government data released April 24. Read more...