19 Mar Automotive Chipmaker Renesas Says Fire Halts Production Renesas Electronics Corp., one of the biggest makers of automotive chips, said a fire halted production at one of its Japanese plants. The incident may exacerbate a shortage of semiconductors that has already curbed vehicle output across the industry. Read more...
19 Mar Buttigieg to Speak Before House Transportation Panel March 25 Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to appear before the U.S. House transportation panel March 25. Read more...
19 Mar Yokohama Website Redesigns Focus on Customers Yokohama Tire Corp.’s websites for commercial and consumer customers were redesigned to enhance customer experience, the company announced March 17. Read more...
19 Mar Walmart Opens E-Commerce Marketplace to Non-US Vendors Walmart Inc. has removed rules requiring sellers on its marketplace website to be registered in the U.S. — an attempt to close the e-commerce gap with Amazon .com Inc. and tap into China’s vast network of manufacturers. Read more...
19 Mar Buttigieg Says Biden Plan Will Usher In New Transportation Era WASHINGTON — An infrastructure plan expected soon from President Joe Biden will offer a “once in a century” opportunity to remake transportation in the United States, where cars and highways are no longer king, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said March 18. Read more...
19 Mar New Jersey DOT Announces $30.1 Million for Local Freight Improvements The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced $30.1 million has been awarded to counties and municipalities for projects meant to facilitate the safe movement of heavy truck traffic. Read more...
19 Mar Chip Shortage Forces Ford to Build Trucks Without Computers DETROIT — A global semiconductor shortage and a February winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers. Read more...
19 Mar FedEx Rides E-Commerce to $21.5 Billion Third Quarter The continued yearlong surge in e-commerce brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic sent FedEx’s year-over-year fiscal third-quarter net revenue up 23% to $21.5 billion, compared with $17.4 billion in the same period in 2020. Read more...
18 Mar Spot Market Surges Amid Capacity Constraints, Bad Weather Trucking spot loads and rates have started to settle back to normal after surging for weeks as a result of ongoing capacity issues coupled with frigid weather. Read more...
18 Mar FMCSA Begins Large-Truck Crash Causal Factors Study Federal trucking regulators are progressing on plans for a $30 million Large-Truck Crash Causal Factors study intended to gather new critical information and data in an effort to reduce crashes nationwide. Read more...