17 May Australian Ambassador Tells Lawmakers to Consider Infrastructure Privatization WASHINGTON — With many American policymakers struggling to identify a long-term path for funding their big-ticket infrastructure projects, Australia’s ambassador to the United States has proposed a rather simple approach: privatize the projects. Read more...
16 May House Panel Advances Meal, Rest Break Provision in Funding Bill Legislation that would aim to ensure nationwide uniformity for meal-and-rest-break laws for truckers easily advanced through a House funding subcommittee May 16. Read more...
16 May Class 8 Sales Up 37% in April U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks in April climbed 37% to nearly 19,000 units as all truck makers posted double-digit gains, WardsAuto.com reported. One key supplier said parts are flowing in from around the globe to meet the demand — which is expected to build this year. Read more...
16 May Roadrunner Continues Consolidation Efforts Roadrunner Transportation Systems on May 15 continued the consolidation of its business divisions, moving its air transportation units into one integrated brand with a single management team and marketed as Active On-Demand. Read more...
16 May Trump’s China Tariffs Will Pinch US Consumers, Retailers Warn Americans will pay more for everything from big-screen TVs to school supplies if the Trump administration follows through on threats to slap tariffs on Chinese imports, U.S. retailers warned. Read more...
16 May Metro Supply Chain Group Expands Home Delivery, Warehousing Operations in Canada Metro Supply Chain Group has completed two acquisitions designed to boost its home delivery services and expand its warehousing and distribution operations for consumer packaged goods in Canada. Read more...
16 May FedEx CEO Fred Smith Sees Blockchain as ‘Next Frontier’ for Logistics Convinced that blockchain is on the brink of transforming the package-delivery business, FedEx Corp. is testing the technology to track large, higher-value cargo. Read more...
16 May CVSA Symposium Emphasizes Advances in Brake Technology SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The trouble with brakes is that so many things can go wrong. That was one of the takeaways from the first day of a two-day Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance brake symposium aiming to educate motor carriers, commercial vehicle inspectors and technicians on the latest advances and challenges in keeping brakes in good working order. Read more...
16 May Endurant Transmission Now Available on International LT, LoneStar Models Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies announced its new Endurant 12-speed automated transmission now is available on International LT Series and LoneStar trucks. Read more...
16 May TMC Conference to Focus on Cybersecurity, Truck Diagnostics As companies become more interconnected, executives need to have a broader understanding of their entire firm and the way divisions — once thought of as separate and distinct — interact with each other. Read more...