10 Jun Amazon Pitches a Fantastic Tech Future — and Itself Last week, Amazon.com held its first conference devoted to the technological frontiers of artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and space exploration. The message: The future is good, and so is Amazon’s role in it. Read more...
10 Jun FedEx Freight 3-Axle Ace Ritch Fundell Repeats as Illinois Grand Champion For the second year in a row, Ritch Fundell had a grand old time at the Illinois Truck Driving Championships. Fundell, a 3-Axle ace with FedEx Freight, conquered the Pheasant Run Resort course in St. Charles on June 7-8 to earn his second straight trip to the National Truck Driving Championships. Read more...
10 Jun Michelin Plans to Deploy Einride’s T-Pod Tire maker Michelin Group announced it will deploy an autonomous electric transport system, called T-Pod, from Einride beginning in 2020. Read more...
10 Jun Democrats Hold Out on USMCA as Trump Walks Back Mexico Tariffs President Donald Trump’s decision not to impose tariffs on Mexico removed one obstacle for Congress to approve his North American trade deal, but his administration has more work to do to smooth the final stages of the accord’s ratification. Read more...
10 Jun Hundreds of Barges Stalled as Floods Hinder Midwest Supplies Hundreds of barges are stalled on the Mississippi River, clogging the main circulatory system for a farm-belt economy battered by a relentless, record-setting string of snow, rainstorms and flooding. Read more...
10 Jun Chinese Imports Drop as Growing Tensions With US Cloud Trade China’s imports tumbled in May and a surprise rise in exports wasn’t enough to dispel concerns that the economic dispute with the U.S. will intensify and damage the global economy. Read more...
10 Jun Truck-Lite Completes Acquisition of TrackPoint Truck-Lite Co. has completed the acquisition of TrackPoint Systems, a supplier of asset-management solutions to the transportation, utility, construction, oil field and government sectors. Read more...
10 Jun Penske Logistics Opens Refrigerated Warehouse for Kroger Penske Logistics has opened a 606,000-square-foot refrigerated distribution center in Romulus, Mich. Read more...
10 Jun Masterpiece to Use Turtle Crates for Art Shipments Masterpiece International will exclusively distribute Turtle crates in the United States, Canada and Mexico through Turtle North America, the company said. Read more...
10 Jun TravelCenters Approves Converting to a Corporation TravelCenters of America’s board unanimously approved a plan to convert from a Delaware limited liability company to a Maryland corporation to expand shareholder opportunities. Read more...