17 Jun Amazon, ExxonMobil Among Corporations Called Out Over Climate Transparency Amazon.com, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Volvo are among more than 700 companies being targeted in a campaign backed by a large group of investors advocating for greater transparency when it comes to environmental impact. Read more...
17 Jun Amazon’s Foray Into Last-Mile Delivery Could Disrupt E-Commerce Sector Amazon, the e-retail giant, has built up its logistics infrastructure over the years. This expansion includes a new warehouse just outside Omaha, Neb., as part of an effort to control more deliveries on its own rather than relying on FedEX Corp., UPS Inc. or the U.S. Postal Service. Read more...
17 Jun After 20 Years, Gary Wrobel Returns to Winner’s Circle and Adds Michigan Grand Champion Title Gary Wrobel first earned a No. 1 finish in the 5-Axle competition at the Michigan Truck Driving Championships in 1999. Twenty years later, he won the 5-Axle again, and added the Grand Champion title at the competition June 7-8. Read more...
17 Jun Lanehub to Reward Shippers for Helping Fleets Secure Backhauls Lanehub, a provider of freight lane matching services, said it will soon begin providing financial incentives to shippers that help their contract carriers find backhaul opportunities with other shippers in its collaborative freight network. Read more...
14 Jun Oberon Receives Grant to Produce Ultra-Low-Carbon Transport Fuel Oberon Fuels announced it received a $2.9 million grant from the California Energy Commission to produce for the first time in the United States renewable dimethyl ether, a clean-burning, ultra-low-carbon transportation fuel. Read more...
14 Jun Exxon, Saudis Bet on Plastic, Chemicals With Coastal Texas Plant Exxon Mobil Corp. and Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled petrochemicals company formally approved construction of a chemical complex in Texas that will process production from the Permian Basin’s booming oil and natural gas wells. Read more...
14 Jun Don Logan's Absence Leaves Kansas Field Wide Open At first glance, the Kansas Truck Driving Championships might be more notable by who is absent than who will be the ultimate winner. FedEx Freight Ace Don Logan, last year’s Grand Champ out of the Tank Truck division, isn’t competing at Kansas Expocentre in Topeka on June 14-15. Read more...
14 Jun Future Is Now for Hydrogen as Fuel Source, IEA Says Hydrogen, which has been touted as the fuel of the future much of the past five decades, finally may be on the verge of converting its potential to reality. Read more...
14 Jun DHL Supply Chain Expands Network for Distribution of Health Care Products DHL Supply Chain will spend $150 million to expand its network for distributing pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Read more...
14 Jun VW’s $18.6 Billion Truck IPO to Test CEO’s Overhaul Plan Volkswagen AG valued its heavy-trucks business at as much as $18.6 billion in a planned initial public offering that will test CEO Herbert Diess’ ambition of overhauling the carmaking behemoth. Read more...