22 Jan U.S.-China Trade Talks Falling Short on Make-or-Break IP Issues According to people close to the discussions, the two sides have so far made little progress on the issue that any deal Trump strikes with China may ultimately be judged on: ending what the U.S. has dubbed as decades of state-coordinated Chinese theft of American intellectual property. Read more...
22 Jan Canadian Factory and Wholesale Slump Confirms Economic Slowdown Canadian manufacturers and wholesalers recorded sharply lower sales in November, adding to evidence the nation’s economy entered a soft patch at the end of last year. Read more...
22 Jan Shutdown at Day 32 as Democrats Vow to Reject Trump Offer The longest government shutdown in U.S. history entered its 32nd day on Jan. 22 with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expected to call up legislation to advance a proposal from President Donald Trump, which Democrats have already said they’ll reject. Read more...
18 Jan RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Receives Investment From Nonantum Capital Partners Nonantum Capital Partners announced that it is partnering with Ken Kellaway and David McLaughlin to re-capitalize RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a company based in Randolph, Mass., that provides container drayage, transloading and warehousing services at ports and rail terminals throughout the United States. Read more...
18 Jan New York Hadn't Been Enforcing the ELD Mandate. Now It Is. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that state inspectors will begin enforcing federal electronic logging device rules, ending a year-plus stretch during which a lawsuit kept the state law enforcement in limbo and left federal inspectors as the sole enforcers of the rule in the state. Read more...
18 Jan Colorado Joining California in Mandating Electric-Vehicle Sales Colorado moved to boost electric-car sales by taking the first step toward adopting a zero-emission-vehicle mandate patterned after one in California that’s under threat from the Trump administration. Read more...
18 Jan Heidi King Renominated to Lead NHTSA President Donald Trump on Jan. 16 nominated Heidi King to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and also announced more nominees for senior roles at other agencies that oversee safety and commerce. Read more...
18 Jan Germany’s Mercedes-Benz Plans Assembly Plant in Egypt BERLIN — German automaker Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Cars unit says it is developing plans to open an assembly plant in Egypt. Read more...
18 Jan Legion Logistics Announces First Acquisition Legion Logistics, a disabled veteran-owned 3PL, has announced its first acquisition, according to a Jan. 14 press release. The company will grow more than 10% with the acquisition of Qontinuity Enterprises, a 3PL based in Tennessee. Read more...
18 Jan Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard Clears Hurdle on Path to Replacing Carlos Ghosn at Renault Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard, a frontrunner to replace Carlos Ghosn atop Renault SA, has passed one of the tests required for the job: support of the French state. Read more...