08 Jan Walmart Recruits Robots in Online Grocery Battle With Amazon Walmart has unveiled the Alphabot, an automated, 20,000-square-foot warehouse that could make its grocery pickup service faster and more efficient. Read more...
08 Jan NACFE: Fuel Efficiency Up 15% From 2009 to 2018 The average fleetwide fuel economy of trucks that participated in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s annual study increased 15% from 6.27 miles per gallon in 2009 to 7.27 mpg in 2018. Read more...
08 Jan Meritor Sees Equipment Downturn Coming After Prosperous 2019 Commercial vehicle equipment supplier Meritor Inc. forecast North American Class 8 production is primed for a steep decline in 2020 on the heels of last year’s exceptional market, the strongest in 13 years. Read more...
08 Jan Ohio Career Center Expands Trucking Classes to Meet Growing Job Needs Butler Tech’s popular commercial trucking program is expanding to Clermont County in Ohio as part of a recently announced expansion of its truck driving training program. Read more...
08 Jan Survey: US Companies Added 202,000 Jobs in December BALTIMORE — U.S. companies added 202,000 jobs in December, led by robust hiring in construction, trade, transportation and utilities, according to a private survey. Read more...
08 Jan Takata Recall of 10 Million Inflators Could Be Last of Air Bag Saga DETROIT — Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. Read more...
08 Jan Oil Rally Cools as Iranian Strike Causes No US Casualties Oil’s rally faded as the U.S. said Iranian airstrikes on military bases in Iraq didn’t cause any casualties, reinforcing speculation that Tehran is opting for limited retaliation over the killing of a top general. Read more...
08 Jan Carlos Ghosn Goes on Offensive in First Appearance Since Escape Carlos Ghosn went on the attack against Japan’s criminal justice system less than two weeks after becoming the world’s most famous fugitive with a daring escape to Lebanon. Read more...
08 Jan Florida Is Top U-Haul Destination in Sign of Surging Migration Florida topped the nation in net arrivals of U-Haul trucks in 2019, providing more evidence of the rapid migration that’s fueling economic gains there. Read more...
07 Jan Ruling That Awarded Walmart Drivers $54 Million Stands, Appeals Court Says A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s judgment that Walmart pay a court-certified class of its California truck drivers more than $54 million in back pay for layovers, rest breaks and pre-trip and post-trip inspections. Read more...