05 May Stoughton Lease to Install SmartTruck's TopKit on All Rental Trailers SmartTruck announced its TopKit aerodynamic components will be installed on Stoughton Lease's entire fleet of rental trailers. Read more...
05 May Geotab to Monitor Trucks in NACFE's Fuel-Efficiency Roadshow The North American Council for Freight Efficiency announced telematics provider Geotab Inc. will install its devices on all the trucks participating in the group's cross-country "Run on Less" roadshow, a first-of-its-kind showcase of advancements in fuel-efficiency components. Read more...
04 May YRC Worldwide Loses $25.3 Million in First Quarter, Misses Analyst Estimates YRC Worldwide Inc. lost more than double the amount of money than it did a year ago, marking 10 consecutive years the less-than-truckload carrier ended the first quarter in the red. Read more...
04 May TIGER Grants Live on in Fiscal 2017 Funding Bill Backed by Congress Legislation that would ensure funding for the federal government through the end of September advanced with funding for the Obama-era grants for infrastructure projects. Read more...
04 May Uber's Self-Driving Car Ambitions Live Another Day SAN FRANCISCO - Uber and Waymo's industry-critical battle over self-driving car technology now includes allegations of cover-ups, clandestine meetings and big stock payouts. But a court hearing April 3 didn't result in one possible outcome: A halt to Uber's self-driving car plans. Read more...
04 May World Buying American Diesel as Fast as Refiners Can Make It The international market has a message for American refiners: Stay calm and keep turning crude into diesel. Read more...
04 May Factory Orders Rise for Fourth Straight Month New orders for U.S.-made goods increased for a fourth straight month in March and orders for capital equipment were stronger than previously reported, pointing to a sustained recovery in the manufacturing sector. Read more...
04 May FedEx Freight to Expand Facilities at Colorado Springs Airport FedEx Freight plans to move its Colorado Springs, Colo., terminal to a site it will lease that a Kentucky developer is buying from the Colorado Springs Airport, the airport's director said May 2. Read more...
04 May American Consumer Comfort Remains Close to a 15-Year High Consumer confidence last week held close to the highest level in more than 15 years as Americans felt a little better about their finances and whether it's a good time to spend, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index data showed May 4. Read more...
04 May Productivity Falls by Most in a Year; Labor Costs Climb U.S. worker productivity declined in the first quarter by the most in a year as growth in the world's largest economy weakened, a Labor Department report showed May 4. Read more...