30 Aug Transflo Offers Solar-Powered Trailer Tracking Transflo, a Pegasus TransTech company, introduced Transflo Trailer Tracking, a solar-powered device that integrates into the Transflo Mobile+ platform. Read more...
30 Aug FMCSA Declares Emergency Ahead of Hurricane Dorian The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an emergency declaration Aug. 29 for the states and territories that are expected to lie in Hurricane Dorian’s path, offering regulatory waivers for motor carriers involved in relief efforts. Read more...
30 Aug FMCSA to Hold Second Listening Session Sept. 17 on HOS Proposal The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that on Sept. 17, it will conduct a second listening session on potential changes to the agency’s hours-of-service rule. Read more...
30 Aug Ryder Names John Diez President of Its Fleet Management Business, Combines Units Ryder System Inc. announced John Diez, president of its dedicated transportation solutions business, has been appointed president of fleet management solutions (FMS). Read more...
30 Aug Trump Slams GM’s Dwindling US Workforce President Donald Trump criticized General Motors Co. for shrinking its U.S. manufacturing presence, which has reduced the company’s unionized workforce to the smallest among Detroit’s automakers. Read more...
30 Aug US and China Locked in New Tariff Stare-Down Labor Day picnic products are just a sampling of the more than 3,200 categories of Chinese goods targeted for the new tariff starting Sept. 1, barring a last-minute flinch by President Donald Trump. Read more...
30 Aug Oil Heads for Biggest Gain Since Mid-July Oil headed for its biggest weekly increase since mid-July after a sizable drop in American crude inventories and an apparent pause in U.S.-China trade hostilities eased demand fears. Read more...
30 Aug Florida Hurricane Dorian Leaves Tanks Dry Gas stations in parts of Florida are running out of fuel as drivers race to fill up ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Dorian’s course turned slightly south and now is expected to make landfall near Jupiter, Fla., as a Category 4, with winds reaching 140 miles per hour. Read more...
30 Aug Tesla Gets Exemption From China’s 10% Tax on Car Sales Tesla Inc. won exemption from a 10% Chinese tax on automotive sales, sidestepping trade tensions with the U.S. following CEO Elon Musk’s visit to the country. Read more...
29 Aug Uber CEO: It ‘Sure Looked Like’ Levandowski Took Google’s Files Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said Aug. 29 that “it sure looked like” former executive Anthony Levandowski took information on self-driving cars from his former employer, Google. Read more...