22 Dec Last-Minute Shoppers Avoid Stores, Adding to Delivery Surge American shoppers shunned stores and extended their online binge during the last weekend before Christmas, adding to a package-delivery logjam that’s now reaching a crescendo. Read more...
22 Dec Rihm Kenworth Expands in Minnesota Rihm Kenworth, a longtime truck dealership in Minnesota, relocated in Albert Lea to a new facility off Interstate 35 to meet the growing demand for trucks, parts and services. Read more...
22 Dec Wreaths Across America Day Takes Place With Help of Trucking Industry The final resting places of 1.7 million American veterans were adorned with holiday wreaths this year as organizers of the annual Wreaths Across America Day worked to ensure the nation’s fallen received this honor despite challenges presented by the pandemic. Read more...
22 Dec Amazon Delays Hike in Merchant Fees Until June 2021 Amazon .com Inc. says it will delay raising fees it charges independent sellers to store and ship items until June, a gesture to merchants who have sometimes bristled at the rising costs of doing business with the company. Read more...
22 Dec Hundreds of Truck Drivers Stranded in Britain Due to Coronavirus Restrictions Hundreds of stranded truck drivers hoped to get the green light to leave Britain on Dec. 22 as the country found itself increasingly isolated and its trade bottled up, cut off by neighbors afraid of a new strain of the coronavirus circulating in England. Read more...
22 Dec Maryland Framework Offers Connected, Automated Vehicle Guide With an eye toward the future of transportation technology, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan released the state’s Connected and Automated Vehicle Strategic Framework. Read more...
22 Dec Lidar Makers Jump After Report on Apple’s Autonomous Car Plans Some lidar suppliers gained Dec. 22 after Reuters reported that Apple Inc. plans to build a self-driving car for consumers and is tapping outside partners for elements of the system as it develops its own battery technology. Read more...
22 Dec ATA Truck Tonnage Index Slides 3.8% in November Truck tonnage in November declined a seasonally adjusted 3.8%, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year declines, American Trucking Associations said Dec. 22. Read more...
22 Dec Rush Enterprises Crowns Grand Champion for Virtual Tech Skills Rodeo Medium-duty technician Travis Graham from Rush Truck Center of Orlando, Fla., took home the grand prize at this year's Rush Enterprises Tech Skills Rodeo. Read more...
22 Dec Toyota’s Driverless Shuttles Could Double as ‘Roving Offices’ Toyota Motor Corp. is aiming to commercialize an autonomous shipping-container-like vehicle within a few years that it says could double as a mobile store or roving office. Read more...