27 Feb Orders for US Business Equipment Jumped at Start of Year Orders placed with U.S. factories for business equipment increased in January by the most in a year, representing a respite in the corporate investment slowdown that weighed on the economy last year. Read more...
27 Feb At Closing Banquet, Earnhardt Highlights Technician Development ATLANTA — Stacy Earnhardt took the reins as general chairman of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council here Feb. 26 at the closing banquet of TMC’s annual meeting and emphasized the importance of not only recruiting, but also supporting a new generation of diesel technicians. Read more...
26 Feb New TMC Chairman Stacy Earnhardt Is Trucking Industry Lifer ATLANTA — The appointment of Stacy Earnhardt as next chairman of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council is a natural step in a lifetime spent around trucks and trucking. Read more...
26 Feb Highway Bill Coming in March, Rep. Peter DeFazio Tells AASHTO WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats’ version of a bill that would update highway operations around the country will be unveiled in March, the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives’ highway panel indicated Feb. 26. Read more...
26 Feb New Autonomous Mileage Reports Are Out, but Is the Data Meaningful? Alphabet’s Waymo and General Motors-backed Cruise saw their autonomous vehicles require less help from human drivers on California’s public roads in 2019. Read more...
26 Feb Experts: Fleets Should Expect Even Higher Insurance Costs Trucking insurance premiums have been on the rise in recent years and are expected to get worse. Read more...
26 Feb Amazon Merchants Spooked by Coronavirus Fallout Curtail Ad Spending Amazon merchants are shifting sales tactics in the face of shortages caused by effects of the coronavirus. Read more...
26 Feb Trump to Pare Biofuel Waivers for Oil Refineries on Court Ruling The Trump administration has decided to pare exemptions for oil refineries from U.S. requirements to use biofuels in response to a federal court ruling last month, according to two people familiar with the matter. Read more...
26 Feb BP Quits Three Oil Lobby Groups on Differing Climate Policy BP Plc will leave three U.S. oil-industry lobby groups due to differences on climate policy, after the company’s new chief pledged to eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Read more...
26 Feb New-Home Sales Climbed 7.9% in January WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of new homes jumped 7.9% in January to the fastest pace in more than 12 years, a positive sign for economic growth. Read more...