01 Oct Shyft Group Acquires Aluminum Truck-Body Maker F3 MFG The Shyft Group has acquired aluminum truck body and accessory manufacturer F3 MFG Inc., it was announced Oct. 1. Read more...
01 Oct Shipping Industry Hit With Second Cyberattack in Week The global shipping industry sustained a second cyberattack within a week that’s raising concern about disruptions to supply chains already straining to move goods heading into the usual peak season for consumer demand. Read more...
01 Oct Locomation, Wilson Logistics Partner to Deploy Autonomous Technology Locomation announced it will equip a minimum of 1,120 trucks operated by Wilson Logistics so pairs can be deployed in what the technology company calls an autonomous relay convoy — describing it as the first fleet purchase order for autonomous technology. Read more...
01 Oct NHTSA Data Shows Slight Increase in Large-Truck Occupant Fatalities The number of large-truck occupants who died in traffic crashes rose slightly in 2019, while overall traffic fatalities declined, according to NHTSA. Read more...
01 Oct US Traffic Deaths Fell 2% in 2019 for Third Straight Yearly Drop Traffic deaths in the U.S. fell for the third consecutive year in 2019, the government’s road safety agency reported. Read more...
01 Oct FAST Act’s Yearlong Extension Signed Into Law The law governing the country’s transportation operations was extended for a year after President Donald Trump’s recent signing of a temporary funding measure that averts a shutdown of the federal government. Read more...
01 Oct Pelosi, Mnuchin Still Far Apart on Virus Stimulus Deal U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told top Democrats Oct. 1 that she’s skeptical of getting a deal for a new economic stimulus in negotiations with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, according to two House Democratic officials. Read more...
01 Oct Trucking Approaches Holiday Shipping Season ‘Unlike Any Seen Before’ An exceptionally busy holiday shipping season appears to be on the horizon, and with it comes concerns about capacity. Read more...
01 Oct Jim Farley Becomes New Ford CEO, Pledges Stronger Profit Margins On his first day in Ford’s top job, CEO Jim Farley is replacing the company’s chief financial officer and announcing other structural and management changes. Read more...
01 Oct American, United to Lay Off 32,000 as Aid Talks Drag On American Airlines Group Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. will start laying off thousands of employees as scheduled, spurning Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s appeal for a delay as he negotiates with Congress over an economic relief plan that includes payroll support for U.S. carriers. Read more...