04 Nov Government Shutdown Could Blur Economic Picture for Traders, Fed The Federal Reserve is keeping a close eye on economic data as it “assesses the appropriate path” for monetary policy, but the central bank and traders in financial markets may find their vision blurred if Washington gridlock spurs yet another government shutdown later this month. Read more...
04 Nov Crossword Puzzle Solution November 4, 2019 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the November 4, 2019 print edition. Read more...
04 Nov Seattle DOT Launches Public Version of Roadwork Planning App The Seattle Department of Transportation has launched a public version of dotMaps, its online tool to help travelers stay informed about construction projects and plan their routes. Read more...
04 Nov Omnitracs ELD Disruption Prompts Drivers to Use Paper Logs Omnitracs has reported outages with some of its electronic logging devices, causing drivers to revert to using paper records. Read more...
04 Nov Kellyanne Conway: Infrastructure Policy Advocate Infrastructure policy has been receiving a touch of buzz during the impeachment saga thanks in part to the counselor to the president, Kellyanne Conway. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
04 Nov Bendix Prepares for Electronic Braking Transition ATLANTA — Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems outlined its plans to support the trucking industry’s upcoming transition toward electronic braking systems and the introduction of automated steering controls in the commercial vehicle market. Read more...
04 Nov Microsoft Wants to Teach Drones, Robots, Drills How to Think Microsoft Corp. and technology rivals spend a lot of time talking about machine learning. Now Microsoft is talking about something called machine teaching. Read more...
04 Nov Oil Near Six-Week High as US-China Trade Deal Hopes Increase Oil held its biggest gain in almost seven weeks after improved U.S. and Chinese economic data aided the demand outlook, while optimism increased that the U.S. and China will resolve their trade dispute. Read more...
04 Nov Infiniti Will Market Cars That Still Fill Up on Gas as Electric Infiniti bills itself as being a convention challenger, but the Nissan Motor Co. luxury-car division still sees the future of electrification much like the era of internal combustion. Read more...
04 Nov VW’s Traton Joins Rivals in Warning Demand for Trucks Is Souring Volkswagen AG’s Traton truck-making division echoed competitors in warning it’s “intensively” preparing for a much more difficult environment next year. Read more...