06 Apr First-Ever Forklift Summit Planned for October The forklift industry is launching its first-ever Forklift Industry Summit as growth in their deployment accelerates at distribution centers and warehouses nationwide. The summit, hosted by UniCarriers Americas Corp., is scheduled for Oct. 10-12 at the Intercontinental Hotel Miami. Read more...
06 Apr Englander Transportation Acquires Three Companies Englander Transportation has acquired three Mountain City, Tenn., trucking companies, which will significantly increase Englander’s size. Read more...
06 Apr Minnesota Announces $1 Billion in Road and Bridge Projects in 2018 Minnesota Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle announced April 4 that $1.1 billion will be dedicated to state road and bridge projects that will be worked on throughout the year. Read more...
06 Apr Stock Selloff Deepens Amid Trump Trade Jabs The selloff in U.S. stocks deepened April 6 as the White House’s latest trade bluster rattled global financial markets. Read more...
06 Apr Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Says There’s ‘Level of Risk’ of US-China Trade War Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said there is “a level of risk” that the tariff dispute between the United States and China will erupt into a full-scale trade war, though he’s “cautiously optimistic” that the world’s two largest economies will resolve differences through negotiations. Read more...
06 Apr Consumer Credit in US Rises by Lowest Amount in Five Months U.S. consumer debt rose in February by the least in five months as credit card balances stalled, indicating Americans’ appetite for borrowing waned further after a fourth- quarter shopping spree. Read more...
06 Apr Manufacturers Add 22,000 Jobs in March President Donald Trump argues that he’s getting tough on China’s trade practices to keep domestic manufacturers from dying. One hole in that argument: American factories are coming back to life on their own. Read more...
06 Apr FedEx Plane Becomes Learning Tool for College Students in Dayton An airplane given to the Beavercreek City Schools by FedEx Express now will be used by Sinclair College students after the Greene County district found it would cost nearly $4 million to move and rehabilitate the plane. Read more...
06 Apr Payrolls Rise Below-Forecast 103,000 as Wages Pick Up U.S. hiring cooled in March after a strong February while wages picked up, returning labor-market progress to a more sustainable pace that keeps the Federal Reserve on track for further interest-rate increases. Read more...
06 Apr Opinion: Driverless Cars May Make Traffic Worse, Not Better One of the more puzzling questions arising from the revolution in autonomous vehicles and on-demand services is what impact it will all have on cities. Read more...