15 Sep Truck Drivers Feel the Love From Execs During Appreciation Week Truck drivers have a message for America: While we appreciate the outpouring of thanks during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, what we really want is respect on the highways, at the loading docks and in the office for the job we do. Read more...
15 Sep Retail Sales Fall After Weaker Results in Prior Months An unexpected decline in August retail sales and downward revisions to the prior two months mainly reflected weaker results at auto dealerships, Commerce Department figures showed Sept. 15. Read more...
15 Sep Daimler Rolls Out Electric Truck in New York Daimler Trucks is trying to gain a foothold in the nascent electric-truck market with short-range haulers that can make New York City’s clogged streets cleaner and quieter. Read more...
14 Sep Oil Breaches $50 as Worldwide Energy Demand Outlook Brightens Oil topped $50 a barrel for the first time and closed at a six-week high amid heightened optimism that a demand resurgence is in the offing. Read more...
14 Sep Uber’s Self-Driving Fleet Logs More Than 1 Million Autonomous Miles in First Year Uber’s fleet of self-driving cars have logged more than 1 million autonomous miles since the company started offering rides a year ago in Pittsburgh. Read more...
14 Sep California County May Halt New Trucking Terminals as Tensions Rise Sutter County may move to temporarily halt any new trucking operations in unincorporated areas as tensions mount with area residents over trucking terminals off Highway 99 south of Yuba City. Read more...
14 Sep Port of Virginia Keeps Breaking Records — and So Are Many Other Big Ports Across the Nation August turned out to be yet another record month for the Port of Virginia. Read more...
14 Sep Tesla to Reveal ‘Beast’ Semi-Truck in October, Elon Musk Says Silicon Valley automaker Tesla is tentatively set to reveal its electric semi-truck in October, CEO Elon Musk said Read more...
14 Sep Mack Launches New Highway Tractor, the Anthem ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mack Trucks introduced the Mack Anthem, its long-awaited new highway tractor, to an arena packed with dealer representatives, who company executives thanked for their patience and who were promised a truck that boasts gains in fuel efficiency, driver comfort and technological innovation compared to previous models. Read more...
14 Sep Hill Consideration of Meal, Rest Break Proposal on Pause A proposal aimed at guaranteeing nationwide uniformity of meal and rest break rules for truck drivers has hit a snag this year in the U.S. Senate. Read more...