05 Aug C.H. Robinson Tweaks Freightquote for Small Businesses C.H. Robinson is rolling out enhancements to its Freightquote service for small businesses that the company said will help owners who deal infrequently with the complexities of shipping and logistics and those who might be new to it. Read more...
05 Aug East Coast Ports Continue to Assess Damage From COVID-19 The nation’s East Coast ports continued to be battered by lower imports from overseas in June because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
05 Aug US Job Losses to Mount With Small Firms Running on Fumes The clock is ticking for Bonnie Morales and the acclaimed restaurant she opened a few years ago in Portland, Ore. She’s among thousands of U.S. small-business owners who are considering layoffs in coming months as they plow through government aid. Read more...
05 Aug ‘Kumbaya Moment’ Unlikely in Next COVID-19 Bill, McConnell Says Partisan disagreements about the degree of assistance to provide various groups and industries have delayed a COVID-19 relief package. Read more...
05 Aug Global EV Charging Stations Top 1 Million The electric vehicle industry has quietly hit one of its biggest milestones to date, as the number of public charging plugs around the world ticks above the 1 million mark. Read more...
05 Aug Trade Gap Narrows as Autos Spur Record Exports Increase The deficit in U.S. trade of goods and services narrowed in June for the first time since February as exports jumped, though shipments remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Read more...
05 Aug Nikola Posts Q2 Loss, Stays Focused on Growth Strategy Just months after becoming a publicly traded company, Nikola Corp. reported that net losses widened versus year-ago levels as the company continues investing in the buildup toward the introduction of its electric trucks. Read more...
05 Aug Trucking Companies Reaffirm Commitment to Diversity Trucking companies are taking steps to expand and reaffirm their commitment to a diversified workforce, and to promote trucking as an inclusive industry. Read more...
04 Aug Anthony Levandowski Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison Autonomous driving engineer Anthony Levandowski was ordered to spend 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets from Google as he defected to Uber Technologies Inc., in one of the highest-profile criminal cases to hit Silicon Valley. Read more...
04 Aug Daimler Appoints Rainer Müller-Finkeldei to SVP Post Daimler Trucks North America appointed Rainer Müller-Finkeldei senior vice president of engineering and technology. Read more...