13 Dec Trump Says US, China Have Reached Deal WASHINGTON — President Trump said Dec. 13 that the U.S. has canceled plans to impose new tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese imports Dec. 15 as part of a modest interim agreement that de-escalates a 17-month trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Read more...
13 Dec Pennsylvania Freight Rail Track Gets $700,000 for Rehabilitation The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation awarded $700,000 to Pittsburgh Intermodal Terminals Inc. to improve about 1 mile of freight rail track to bolster operations and generate jobs in Beaver County. Read more...
13 Dec XPO to Close Missouri Logistics Facility, Wiping Out 166 Jobs HAZELWOOD, Mo. — A logistics facility will close here, eliminating 166 jobs, according to a notice filed with the state. Read more...
13 Dec California Considers Requiring Zero-Emission Truck Sales SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The country’s most populous state could become the first to require a portion of new truck sales be electric or “zero emission” vehicles as California grapples with how to clean up its worst-in-the nation air quality. Read more...
12 Dec Trump Approves U.S.-China Trade Deal to Halt Dec. 15 Tariffs President Donald Trump signed off on a phase-one trade deal with China, averting the Dec. 15 introduction of a new wave of U.S. tariffs on about $160 billion of consumer goods from the Asian nation, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more...
12 Dec Ford Adding to Austin Self-Driving Car Operation Ford Motor Co. is adding to its self-driving car testing operation in Austin, saying Dec. 11 it has secured two pieces of real estate that will be central to the project. Read more...
12 Dec Industry Leaders: Celadon Drivers, Others Recently Laid Off Likely to Find Work Recent headlines concerning the trucking industry’s economy have been somewhat foreboding, but industry leaders are optimistic workers laid off can find new jobs. Read more...
12 Dec Freight Stakeholders: USMCA Is ‘Victory’ for Industry Freight stakeholders expressed strong support for the recent agreement reached by congressional Democrats and the Trump White House on a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico, as the U.S. House readies a vote on the deal before the end of the year. Read more...
12 Dec FMCSA Issues Final Rule for States to Comply With Clearinghouse Requirements The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 12 a final rule extending by three years the date for state driver's licensing agencies to comply with certain Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse requirements. Read more...
12 Dec Federal Judge Approves First Stage of Celadon Bankruptcy Plan Celadon Group on Dec. 10 appeared in a federal bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Del., the day after it announced plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and wind down its operations under the weight of huge debt obligations and a weakening trucking market. Read more...