13 Oct Amazon’s Prime Day Steals Rivals’ Black Friday Spotlight Amazon.com Inc.’s two-day Prime Day sale kicked off on Oct. 13 and is expected to give the world’s largest e-commerce company an early advantage over brick-and-mortar rivals still contending with pandemic-spooked consumers wary of battling Black Friday crowds. Read more...
13 Oct Trucking Industry Economy Outpaces US Economy as Capacity Tightens Trucking is providing one of the few bright spots to the flagging U.S. economy as tight capacity and a driver shortage push contract and spot rates higher across vans, flatbeds and refrigerated trucks. Read more...
13 Oct Trump Calls for Bigger Stimulus, Contradicting GOP Leaders President Donald Trump told Congress to “Go big or go home!!” on a coronavirus stimulus package, directly contradicting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plan to put a narrow bill on the Senate floor the week of Oct. 19. Read more...
13 Oct Maersk Raises Outlook as Shipping Giant Sees Demand Rebound A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S raised its full-year guidance amid a surprise recovery in demand and sweeping efforts to cut costs. Read more...
13 Oct September Class 8 Sales Highest for the Year U.S. Class 8 retail sales in September climbed above 19,000 to the highest point of the year, but were down nearly 33% compared with year-ago levels. Read more...
13 Oct Consumer Prices Rise 0.2% in September; Used Vehicles Spike U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in September, led again by sharp increases in the index for used vehicles. Read more...
13 Oct Wreaths Across America Plans for December Event Despite COVID-19 Planners for National Wreaths Across America Day say the event that honors fallen servicemen and women will take place, albeit with modifications to keep the thousands of volunteers and staff safe. Read more...
12 Oct Crossword Puzzle Solution for October 12, 2020 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in October 12, 2020 print edition. Read more...
09 Oct E-Commerce Spike Likely to Outlast COVID-19 Pandemic, Experts Say COVID-19 has accelerated the growth of e-commerce, a trajectory that could have significant implications for the trucking sector even after the pandemic passes. Read more...
09 Oct Einride Readies US Test for Automated Podlike Truck Einride plans to expand its range of podlike self-driving trucks and launch a pilot program in the U.S. with tire manufacturer Bridgestone. Read more...