05 Apr Republicans Warn Trump a Trade War Risks Party’s Chances in November Republicans are warning President Donald Trump that a trade war with China would deal an economic blow to politically important areas of the country that will cost the party in November’s congressional elections. Read more...
05 Apr Jobless Claims Rise to Highest in Almost Three Months U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week to the highest in almost three months amid holidays that may have played a role in the increase, Labor Department figures showed April 5. Read more...
05 Apr Improving Pay Is Best Way to Retain Drivers, Companies Say Two more trucking companies have announced pay increases for drivers, following a trend that is helping address the industry’s immediate need to attract and retain drivers, and that experts said is part of a larger strategy for addressing the shortage in the long term. Read more...
05 Apr Consumer Comfort Climbs to 17-Year High on Finances U.S. consumer sentiment advanced last week to a 17-year high as greater optimism about household finances and the buying climate more than offset a deterioration in views about the economy, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed April 5. Read more...
05 Apr Trade Gap Widens for Sixth Month Ahead of Trump Tariffs The U.S. trade deficit widened by more than forecast to a fresh nine-year high in February amid broad-based demand for imports, ahead of Trump administration tariffs that have raised the specter of a trade war. Read more...
04 Apr Transport Topics Wins Seven Azbee Business Publication Regional Awards Transport Topics collected Azbee Awards of Excellence in seven categories — including gold for best website redesign — April 4 as 2018 winners were announced by the American Society of Business Publication Editors for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Read more...
04 Apr A Day at the Inspection Pit: Truck Drivers Display ELD Compliance DUMFRIES, Va. — Under gray skies on the cold morning of April 3, Sgt. Steve Vilbert of the Virginia State Police lay in wait on an Interstate 95 exit ramp ready to nab any truck driver who hadn’t installed an electronic logging device on his truck. Just two days after a soft-enforcement period for ELD usage had ended, history told Vilbert there could be some violators. Read more...
04 Apr More Toll Lanes Could Be Coming to North Carolina A $551 million project to add toll lanes on Interstate 77 in North Carolina from the South Carolina line to the Belk Freeway is among 77 statewide transportation projects being considered for future funding, the state’s department of transportation said. Read more...
04 Apr ATRI Announces Top 2018 Research Priorities Planning cities to better accommodate trucks is one area of study the American Transportation Research Institute will delve into further this year, according to a press release issued by the organization April 2. ATRI’s board of directors recently approved the 2018 top research priorities identified by the institute’s Research Advisory Committee. Read more...
04 Apr Interactive Map: Where the 2018 Top 50 Logistics Companies Are in North America Find out where the 2018 top carriers are by regions and by state in North America with our interactive map. Read more...