29 Aug Delivery Without Drivers: Domino’s, Ford Team Up for Test No ring of the doorbell, just a text. No tip for the driver? No problem in this test, where Domino’s and Ford are teaming up to see if customers will warm to the idea of pizza delivered by driverless cars. Read more...
29 Aug Shipping Company OnTrac Opens 16,000 Square-Foot Facility to Keep Up With E-Commerce Boom Shipping and receiving company OnTrac cut the ribbon on a new 16,000-square-foot facility in Vancouver, Wash., on Aug. 24, giving it room to grow while online shopping shows no signs of slowing. Read more...
29 Aug Amazon Expands Oregon Footprint with Salem Fulfillment Center Amazon on Aug. 28 announced plans to open a fulfillment center in Salem, marking its second such hulking warehouse in Oregon. Read more...
29 Aug Consumer Confidence Reaches Second-Highest Level Since 2000 A pickup in consumer confidence to the second-highest level since late 2000 provide a basis for steady gains in spending, according to figures Aug. 29 from the New York-based Conference Board. Read more...
29 Aug Oregon Raises Weight Fee System for Trucks Under New Transportation Law Oregon’s weight-per-mile system for trucks will increase under a $5.3 billion, 10-year bill Gov. Kate Brown (D) signed into law on Aug. 28. Read more...
29 Aug How FedEx Is Coping With Hurricane Harvey's Impact FedEx temporarily suspended some services in Houston and other areas devastated by Hurricane Harvey Read more...
29 Aug Lean Inventory Drives Home-Price Gain in 20 US Cities Steady growth in home prices in 20 U.S. cities in June reflects a limited number of available houses for sale, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data released Aug. 29. Nationwide, values posted their largest advance in three years. Read more...
28 Aug Volunteer Fleets Offer Aid During Harvey Delivery companies in Texas are responding to a call for volunteers from the Texas Trucking Association to provide rescue efforts and transport supplies to those affected by the remnants of Hurricane Harvey. Read more...
28 Aug As Harvey Rages in Texas, Diesel Starts to Climb The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 0.9 cent to $2.605 a gallon as Hurricane Harvey wound down to a tropical storm after it disrupted oil production platforms and fuel refineries along the Gulf Coast of Texas before inundating Houston. Read more...
28 Aug Federal Regulators Tout Autonomous Technology in Policy Update U.S. Department of Transportation leaders reaffirmed their commitment to ensure the adoption and implementation of automated technologies across transportation modes, the agency indicated in a new policy document. Read more...