06 Sep Detroit Company Receives Permit to Enhance Ambassador Bridge The Detroit International Bridge Company has obtained a permit to build what will be North America’s longest cable-stayed bridge. Read more...
06 Sep Philadelphia Port Sees Continued Growth in Imports The Philadelphia port continues to be on a roll, with more containerized freight, more liquid bulk cargoes, and more cars arriving at Philadelphia’s 15 piers and terminals on the Delaware River. Read more...
06 Sep XPO Logistics to Lease Pennsylvania Warehouse ‘as Part of its Continued Growth’ XPO Logistics is leasing a 628,475-square-foot warehouse in Palmer Township, Pa. Read more...
06 Sep Paccar Team of Kenworth, DAF Funded for SuperTruck II Research The Kenworth Truck Co. and European DAF Trucks brands of Paccar Inc. have been selected as the fifth team to participate in the Department of Energy’s SuperTruck II research program, the government agency announced Aug. 30. Read more...
06 Sep Trucker on FEMA Run Endured Harrowing Highway Floodwater Winston Mullings jumped into action after Hurricane Harvey to deliver to those in need, but the unimaginable happened in Houston: Floodwaters overpowered his truck on a major highway. Read more...
06 Sep Self-Driving Cars Now Roam Across Former California Military Facilities The empty runway stretching before Mark Hendrickson extends so far that its edges vanish in the heat shimmer of a broiling Central Valley afternoon. Read more...
06 Sep USDOT Accepting Applications From States, Municipalities for TIGER Grants States and cities seeking additional funding to help pay for large-scale infrastructure projects will be able to apply for grants under an Obama-era program, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Sept. Read more...
06 Sep FedEx Taps University of Memphis Students to Run Call Center The call center agents talk on headsets to FedEx employees, helping with passwords and other basic troubleshooting and handing off to specialists if necessary. Read more...
06 Sep Second Round of NAFTA Talks Ends With Major Issues Unresolved Representatives of the United States, Mexico and Canada declared “progress” but unveiled no breakthroughs at the conclusion Sept. 5 of a second round of talks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement Read more...
06 Sep Amazon to Open First Fulfillment Center in New York Amazon.com Inc. is opening its first fulfillment center in New York, part of an ongoing push to store inventory closer to customers to enable faster deliveries. Read more...