17 Apr California Highway Patrol to Increase Truck Checkpoints for Start of Commercial Logging Season Commercial truck drivers will soon be under a more watchful eye as the Oakhurst, Calif., Highway Patrol plans to increase its enforcement efforts May 1, Public Information Officer Kaci Lutz said. Read more...
14 Apr Apple Gets DMV Approval to Test Self-Driving Cars in California Apple Inc. has been granted approval by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous driving technology on public roads, according to a notice on the DMV's website. Read more...
14 Apr Residents of Pennsylvania Town Voice Objections to Warehouse The conflicting interests of a warehouse developer and residents of a rural Berks County township in Pennsylvania surfaced April 12 at a special meeting in the Greenwich Township building. Read more...
14 Apr March Was a Great Month for North American Ports Container traffic increased in March compared with 2016 levels at the top North American ports, including a strong post-Chinese New Year upswing at the two largest ports - Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif. Read more...
14 Apr Retail Sales Declined for a Second Month in March Sales at U.S. retailers declined in March for a second month, hurt by fewer purchases of automobiles, Commerce Department data showed April 14. Read more...
14 Apr Consumer Prices Fall 0.3%, First Decline in a Year The cost of living in the United States declined in March for the first time since February 2016, showing inflation is moving up only gradually, a Labor Department report showed April 14. Read more...
13 Apr FedEx Details Environmental, Community Outreach Improvements FedEx Corp. is ramping up efforts to improve efficiency of its FedEx Express vehicle fleet. Read more...
13 Apr Musk Sketches Out Timeline for Tesla Electric Semi-Truck Tesla Inc.'s plans to pad its lineup of electric cars are taking shape, with Elon Musk sketching out a timeline for the arrival of a semi-truck, pickup and sports car. Read more...
13 Apr UPS Expands Shipping of Dangerous Goods by Air and Ground UPS Inc. expanded its dangerous goods shipping program by adding more than 400 commodities that can be accepted in its global air network and more than 300 products across its ground network in Europe. Read more...
13 Apr Transport Topics Wins Two Business Publication Awards The American Society of Business Publication Editors announced at an April 13 awards luncheon in Washington, D.C., that Transport Topics had won regional silver awards for two features: Its "CDL or Bust" digital series and the July 2016 print edition of iTECH. Read more...