17 May April Trailer Orders Slide Amid Scarce Production Slots U.S. trailer orders in April dropped 40% compared with a year earlier to 13,200 as open production slots in 2019 remained scarce, FTR reported, citing trailer makers’ preliminary data. Read more...
17 May Committee Against Human Trafficking Reviews Draft of Final Report WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking is one step closer to submitting the final version of its capstone report. Read more...
17 May Trump Delays Imposing Tariffs on Auto Imports, Parts WASHINGTON — Caught in a sprawling trade dispute with U.S. rival China, President Donald Trump decided against declaring commercial war on America's friends: The White House said May 17 that he is delaying for six months any decision to slap import taxes on foreign cars, a move that would hit Europe and Japan especially hard. Read more...
17 May Unmanned Truck Operates on Public Road in Sweden An unmanned, self-driving truck now is hauling cargo on a short stretch of public road in Sweden. Read more...
16 May US Gasoline Traders Would Rather Export Than Ship to New York The busiest U.S. fuel pipeline is running below capacity, as Gulf Coast refiners get fatter margins exporting to Latin America than shipping to New York. Read more...
16 May Hub Group Enhances Visibility, Arrival Estimates Hub Group introduced enhanced end-to-end visibility, which the trucking and supply chain company said will deliver real-time estimated-time-of-arrivals, unveiling the new options May 16. Read more...
16 May Rockford Airport to Add 500 Jobs ROCKFORD, Ill. — A $9 million federal grant will pay for expanded parking for cargo jets at Chicago Rockford International Airport, where the nation’s 22nd-busiest airfreight hub soon will add 500 jobs. Read more...
16 May Maine Highway Agencies Aim to Ease Traffic Woes During I-95 Construction Maine’s two highway agencies launched a rare coordinated public information campaign May 15 in an effort to ease the impact that two construction projects less than 9 miles apart on a busy stretch of Interstate 95 will have on traffic. Read more...
16 May Transportation Leaders Examine Market Concerns in Freight Rail Industry The leaders of the transportation policy panel of the U.S. House of Representatives expressed concern about possible unfair trade practices in the freight rail and transit sectors. Read more...
16 May Spot Rates for Vans, Reefers Slip in April April saw strong volumes and abundant capacity in spot market truckload freight, according to DAT Solutions’ monthly report. Read more...