31 Oct Longtime Montana Trucker Delivering Capitol Christmas Tree In nearly five decades of driving trucks, Larry Spiekermeier has placed sixth in the National Truck Driving Championships, twice been named Motor Carriers of Montana’s “Driver of the Year,” and logged 1.6 million accident-free miles with his current employer, Whitewood Transport. Read more...
31 Oct Eaton Notches Third-Quarter Gains, Cites Class 8 Market Eaton Corp. improved third-quarter revenue and earnings, in part, on the improved strength of the Class 8 market. Read more...
31 Oct US Manufacturing Is Powering Up, Regional Report Cards Show America’s factories cranked it up in October, according to the latest regional manufacturing indexes. Read more...
31 Oct Teamsters Hold Public Picket Against CSX Future Health Benefits A division of the Teamsters union held what it called an informational picket Oct. 30 against Jacksonville-based CSX Corp., saying the company is planning to “drastically reduce our health insurance benefits.” Read more...
31 Oct Exemption Requests Increase as ELD Enforcement Date Nears Serveral organizations, including the Motion Picture Association of America, are seeking exemptions from having to install electronic logging devices by Dec. 18. Read more...
31 Oct Waymo 'Really Close' to Putting Customers in Self-Driving Cars Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit demonstrated a self-driving minivan with no one behind the wheel, declaring the vehicle as ready for public use. Read more...
31 Oct Homeownership Rate Rises for Second Time This Year The U.S. homeownership rate rose for the second time this year as improving employment drove demand for property purchases. Read more...
31 Oct Consumer Confidence Just Hit Its Highest Level in Almost 17 Years U.S. consumer confidence rose more than expected in October to the highest in almost 17 years as Americans grew more confident about the economy and job market, according to figures Oct. 31 from the New York-based Conference Board. Read more...
31 Oct Home-Price Gains in 20 US Cities Showed Acceleration in August Home-price gains in 20 U.S. cities accelerated in August amid tight inventories and steady economic growth, figures from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller showed Oct. 31. Read more...
31 Oct Employment Costs Pick Up on Faster Wage Gains at Factories U.S. employment costs picked up in the third quarter from the previous three months, helped in part by faster wage gains in manufacturing, the Labor Department said Oct. 31. Read more...