13 Aug Automated Transmissions Shift Into High Gear Manual transmissions in Class 8 trucks once reigned among fleets and seasoned drivers, but they now represent a minority that is rapidly shrinking. Read more...
13 Aug Port of Savannah Sets Record in July for Rail Cargo July was a record month for intermodal cargo at the Port of Savannah, achieving 10.5% growth during the month, the Georgia Ports Authority announced. Read more...
13 Aug US Delays Tariffs on Some Chinese Goods, Drops Others WASHINGTON — The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether. Read more...
13 Aug Huge Euronav Tanker Starts 12,400-Mile Trip to Fuel-Storage Zone The world’s biggest oil tanker has begun a 12,400-mile voyage to a fuel-storage zone in Asia, the latest movement of a vessel that has intrigued the shipping market and fuel traders for months. Read more...
13 Aug Trump to Promote Turning Natural Gas Into Plastics in Pennsylvania BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — President Donald Trump is showcasing growing efforts to capitalize on western Pennsylvania’s natural gas deposits by turning gas into plastics. Read more...
13 Aug Trump Says US-China Trade War Tariffs Aren’t Boosting US Prices President Donald Trump decried China’s “massive” intervention to suppress the yuan, portraying the U.S. as the beneficiary of his tariffs on Chinese imports and signaling the policy isn’t pushing up domestic prices. Read more...
13 Aug Consumer Prices Rose 0.3% in July Amid Widespread Cost Increases WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in July, pushed higher by more expensive gas, medical care and housing. Read more...
12 Aug At UPS, Brian Newman to Succeed Richard Peretz as CFO UPS Inc. said PepsiCo executive Brian Newman will replace Chief Financial Officer Richard Peretz. Read more...
12 Aug Diesel Average Price Falls 2.1¢ to $3.011 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel continued to drop, falling 2.1 cents to $3.011 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Aug. 12. Read more...
12 Aug Huawei Hires Trade Lobbyists as Sales Slow in US-China Fight Huawei Technologies Co. hired the law firm Sidley Austin to lobby on trade as the U.S. pressures allies to join it in blacklisting the Chinese telecom giant and the company finds itself increasingly mired in President Donald Trump’s trade war with Beijing. Read more...