13 Feb AAR Supports Gas Tax, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Measure to Fund Infrastructure WASHINGTON — A vehicle-miles-traveled tax would present a good long-term solution for funding the nation’s infrastructure, while higher fuel taxes could address more near-term needs, representatives from the Association of American Railroads said. Read more...
13 Feb NFI Expands Brokerage, Intermodal Business With Purchase of SCR Air Services NFI completed the purchase of SCR Air Services Inc., a Seattle-based freight brokerage firm that specializes in shipping food and other products needing temperature control, the company announced Feb. 11. Terms were not disclosed. Read more...
13 Feb Redwood Logistics Acquires Strive Logistics Redwood Logistics said it is acquiring Strive Logistics, a move that will create a multimodal freight brokerage firm with more than $1 billion in freight under management. Read more...
13 Feb Tesla Racing to Get Model 3s to China Before Potential Tariff Hike Tesla Inc. is loading as many Model 3 sedans as it can onto vessels destined for the People’s Republic ahead of March 1, when a trade-war truce between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is scheduled to expire. Read more...
13 Feb Ford Says Plants at Risk, Urges UK to Reach Brexit Deal Ford Motor Co. warned of dire consequences for U.K. factories employing more than 7,000 people if British politicians fail to agree on a plan to avert a no-deal split from the European Union. Read more...
13 Feb Spotlight Shines on Pickup Trucks as Electric Vehicle Race Expands Plug-in pickup trucks look to be the next frontier in the budding electric vehicle industry as startup Rivian Automotive is said to be in talks with General Motors Co. and Amazon.com. Read more...
13 Feb Mainstream Car Models More Dependable Than Luxury Brands, Survey Shows Prospective buyers planning to splurge on a luxury car may want to reconsider. Mass-market brands now are more reliable than premium models. Read more...
13 Feb Fleets Offer Salaries, Other Pay Models to Retain Drivers Amid Labor Shortage Cents per mile remains the dominant form of pay in the for-hire truckload sector, but its dominance is not as strong as it once was as fleets embrace alternative pay models that take cyclicality out of driver pay. Fleets that have implemented new payment methods said drivers appreciate the steady income. Read more...
13 Feb Federal Framework on Autonomous Vehicles Policy Essential, UPS Executive Says WASHINGTON — Nationwide policy for autonomous cars and trucks has the potential of facilitating the flow of freight while improving safety, according to a senior executive at UPS Inc. on Feb. 12. Read more...
13 Feb C.H. Robinson Names Bob Biesterfeld as CEO Logistics company C.H. Robinson announced that Chief Operating Officer Bob Biesterfeld will rise to the post of CEO on May 9 through a planned succession. Biesterfeld will replace John Wiehoff, who has been in the job for 17 years, the company said in a Feb. 11 press release. Read more...