11 Jun Blockchain Mentioned Less In Boardrooms Blockchain, the technology that allows digital information to be shared across networks, has been mentioned fewer and fewer times by corporate executives, signaling what was thought to be the next big thing in trucking may already be declining. Read more...
11 Jun Hold Up on the Fill-Up: Gasoline Is Set to Plunge at the Pump Gasoline prices have been sliding steadily for several weeks, and they’re promising to get even cheaper as crude prices fall and the U.S. moves into the summer driving season. Read more...
11 Jun Uber Tries to Steer Its Vision of Flying Cars Through Regulators Uber Technologies Inc. is bringing its vision of a Jetsons’-like future of battery-powered flying vehicles for the masses to Washington, where it will have to persuade regulators to approve this new model for how aviation works. The company opened its two-day Uber Elevate Summit 2019 on June 11. Read more...
11 Jun Democrats Signal Hope for Passing New North America Trade Accord House Democrats are expressing optimism as they begin what could be the final stage of negotiations to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, paving the way to vote on President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority. Read more...
11 Jun Corn, Wheat Spike After US Cuts Forecasts on Midwest Flooding Corn’s waning rally snapped back to life after the U.S. government predicted a deluge in the country’s grain belt will harm supply more than analysts expected. Read more...
11 Jun Underlying US Producer Prices Rise at Slowest Pace in Year A measure of underlying U.S. producer prices rose at the slowest pace in more than a year, signaling inflation pressures remain muted and potentially reinforcing calls for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. Read more...
11 Jun Saving the Planet With Electric Vehicles Means Strangling This Desert Mining for lithium for electric vehicles is having an irreversible impact on the Atacama desert in Chile. Read more...
11 Jun NAFC Panels: Data Is Used to Cut Repair Costs, Improve Policy INDIANAPOLIS — Why does an average truckload fleet’s trucks go 8,400 miles before a breakdown but the “best-in-class” fleet goes 44,600 before one? It’s all about data. Read more...
11 Jun OMB to Review Hair Drug-Testing Proposal ROCKVILLE, Md. — A hair drug-testing proposed rule has been sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review, a top official with the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said at a meeting June 11. Read more...
11 Jun Audi Recalls First Electric SUV in US on Battery Fire Risk Volkswagen AG’s luxury brand Audi is recalling its first all-electric vehicle sold in the U.S. due to a potential risk of a battery fire. Read more...