21 Jun US Firms Weigh Higher Freight Bills Now Against Paying Tariffs Later New tariffs on imports from China may leave American companies with a choice — pay a higher freight bill now or pay the tariffs starting soon. Read more...
21 Jun Daimler Lowers Earnings Expectations Amid Increased Chinese Tariffs Daimler AG lowered estimates of its earning potential for 2018 as its car unit feels the effect of higher tariffs. Read more...
21 Jun Boston OKs Citywide Tests of nuTonomy Self-Driving Cars Self-driving cars will soon be zipping across Boston after transportation officials granted one company permission to test their robotic cars outside the Seaport — with South Boston first up. Read more...
20 Jun Coming June 27: LiveOnWeb's 'How Have ELDs Changed Trucking?' It’s been six months since the electronic logging device mandate went into effect. So now’s a good time to ask: How Have ELDs Changed Trucking? Our June 27 LiveOnWeb program will answer that question. Read more...
20 Jun MBUF Pilot Program Leaders Share Lessons Learned WASHINGTON — Public outreach efforts can dispel misconceptions about miles-based user fee (MBUF) programs, according to Mike Warren, principal consultant at WSP USA. Read more...
20 Jun Senators Press Commerce Secretary on National Security Approach to Tariffs WASHINGTON — Senators on the Finance Committee questioned the Trump administration’s national security argument for pursuing steel and aluminum tariffs, a move Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross staunchly defended at a hearing June 20. Read more...
20 Jun Caterpillar Sales Boom Can’t Save It From Trade-War Carnage The world on the cusp of a trade war has spooked investors, and few companies are feeling the fright more than Caterpillar Inc. Read more...
20 Jun US Growth ‘Close to a Peak’ as Trade Spat, Housing Pose Risks The U.S. economy is booming this quarter as tax cuts power consumers and businesses. Yet risks are mounting that the high will be short-lived. Read more...
20 Jun Drivers Overcome Web of Regulations to Deliver Holiday Fireworks Although they drive trucks only one to six times a year, drivers for American Pyrotechnics Association members face unique challenges related to federal transportation safety regulation. Read more...
20 Jun Rep. Earl Blumenauer Pitches User Charge to Spur Infrastructure Funding WASHINGTON — Road user charges, manifested in the form of a miles-based user fee (MBUF), are the best alternative for sustainable infrastructure funding, according to Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.). Read more...