24 Jul FEMA Official Touts Disaster Mitigation Program at US Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON — A new disaster mitigation program enacted into law last year received a resounding endorsement from a Federal Emergency Management Agency official addressing executives at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on July 23. Read more...
23 Jul UPS Will Go to Seven-Day Ground Service in 2020 UPS Inc. is joining the seven-day-a-week delivery business, announcing July 23 that beginning Jan. 1, 2020, the Atlanta-based shipping giant will add Sunday nationwide ground service. Read more...
23 Jul Department of Labor Opinion: Driver Sleeper Berth Off-Duty Time Need Not Be Compensated The U.S. Department of Labor has clarified that the time drivers spend in sleeper berths does not count as compensable time, unless they are actually performing work or are on call. Read more...
23 Jul Design Interactive Introduces Virtual Equipment Training Design Interactive Inc. announced its Virtual Equipment Training feature to be used with Augmentor, its transportation-focused augmented reality software. Read more...
23 Jul ATA’s Truck Tonnage Index Falls 1.1% in June American Trucking Associations’ June advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined by 1.1% in June, after also falling 4% in May. Read more...
23 Jul Shopify Nips at Amazon With Hassle-Free Shipping for Small Firms Same-day shipping is becoming more common for online shoppers, but for smaller merchants it can be a logistical nightmare. That’s where Shopify Inc. can step in, says Ric Kostick, CEO of 100% PURE. Read more...
23 Jul Tesla’s ‘Anemic’ High-Margin Model Sales Extend Profit Struggle Tesla Inc. is delivering more cars than ever because of the emergence of Model 3 customers like Mike Land. His view of the relative weakness of Elon Musk’s more expensive electric cars also helps explain why the company is still struggling to make money. Read more...
23 Jul Coca-Cola Tops Profit Estimates as Global Drink Volumes Climb Coca-Cola Co. shares surged to open at a record high July 23 after its latest earnings got another boost from drinks with less sugar, more than offsetting the company’s sluggish home market. Read more...
23 Jul Daimler AG Sells 5% Stake to BAIC Group A day ahead of its second-quarter earnings release, Daimler AG July 23 announced Beijing Automotive Group Co. Ltd., had acquired a 5% stake in the company. Read more...
23 Jul Lyft Making Driverless Data Public in Bid to Speed Development Lyft is making research data on self-driving technology available to the public in a bid to accelerate the development of robotic cars, which is seen as critical to the ride-hailing giant’s future viability. Read more...