13 Jul Michelin to Acquire Tiremaker Camso for $1.45 Billion French tiremaker Michelin is bolstering its specialty business with a $1.45 billion deal to buy Camso, a Canadian producer of rubber tracks for farm equipment and snowmobiles. Read more...
12 Jul Editorial: An Unlawful and Inequitable Scheme Rhode Island’s controversial trucks-only tolling program must face a judge’s gavel, as a group including American Trucking Associations and several fleets is suing the state over the plan. Read more...
12 Jul Proposed UPS-Teamsters Pact Reveals Expanded Driver Operations Details of a tentative new labor deal between UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have begun to emerge, including specifics on expansion of the parcel carrier’s team-driving operations and pay increases for its drivers. Read more...
12 Jul ARTBA Awards Safety Certification Credentials to 48 Industry Professionals Over the past few months, some 48 individuals have become credentialed through the American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s safety certification designed for transportation project professionals. Read more...
12 Jul EPW Chairman, EPA Acting Chief Andrew Wheeler Discuss Plans for Senate Hearing WASHINGTON — The country’s top protector of the environment’s first U.S. Senate appearance should occur before the Environment and Public Works Committee, the chairman of the committee told Transport Topics on July 11. Read more...
12 Jul Driver Arrested After Stolen Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire on I-10 in Florida A tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 10 in Florida led to the arrest of a Georgia man who had allegedly stolen the trailer. Read more...
12 Jul Trump’s Tariff Barrage Pushes China Fight to Point of No Return U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing his trade conflict with China toward a point where neither side can back down. Read more...
12 Jul Huge Warehouse Projects Kick Off at AllianceTexas Dallas-Fort Worth, one of the country’s top industrial building markets with 22 million square feet under construction, is adding more warehouse space. Read more...
12 Jul Uber Lays Off Self-Driving Car Safety Drivers in Pittsburgh Uber laid off its team of self-driving car safety drivers in Pittsburgh on July 11, the company confirmed. Read more...
12 Jul UPS Hiring Thousands of Workers for Massive Hub on Atlanta’s West Side UPS Inc. has started hiring thousands of workers for a massive Southeast ground hub to open on the westside of Atlanta, one of the largest developments in the area in years. Read more...