03 Sep DOT Releases National Freight Strategic Plan U.S. Department of Transportation officials convened virtually to unveil the comprehensive National Freight Strategic Plan on Sept. 3. Read more...
03 Sep August Class 8 Orders Underscore Replacement Demand North American Class 8 orders in August reached replacement levels as fleets found the freight market growing stronger despite the many uncertainties in society at large, ACT Research reported. Read more...
03 Sep Tesla’s Three-Day Correction Approaches Bear Market Tesla Inc. shares are now officially in correction territory, in a week that saw the electric-vehicle maker announce a share sale that could dilute its value and a top holder say it would cut its stake nearly in half. Read more...
03 Sep Trucking Surges as Capacity Tightens Amid Continued Pandemic More than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic the trucking industry’s health is stronger than the U.S. economy, as segments used in final-mile delivery, e-commerce, and deliveries to grocery stores and hospitals thrive. Read more...
03 Sep Freight Market Could Be Shifting in Favor of Carriers The freight market could be shifting toward carriers after favoring shippers the past two years. Read more...
03 Sep FedEx to Increase Peak Hiring 27% for ‘Unprecedented’ Season FedEx Corp. plans to hire about 70,000 seasonal workers to handle the holiday surge of packages, a 27% increase from last year’s peak, in what is expected to be an unprecedented level of delivery demand. Read more...
03 Sep GM Signs Deal With Honda to Develop Future Products General Motors and Honda have a deal to share vehicle platforms and technology in North America starting next year. Read more...
03 Sep Daimler, Torc Robotics See Path to Autonomous Trucking as Marathon One year after Daimler Trucks purchased a majority share in U.S.-based Torc Robotics to develop Level 4 autonomous trucks, efforts have accelerated to bring out highly automated trucks within the decade, company executives said. Read more...
03 Sep US Trade Deficit Surges in July to Highest in 12 Years The U.S. trade deficit surged in July to $63.6 billion, the highest level in 12 years, as imports jumped by a record amount. Read more...
03 Sep Jobless Claims Give Mixed Picture With Shift in Adjustments U.S. unemployment-claims figures gave a mixed picture of the labor market amid government changes to seasonal adjustments to account for distortions from the pandemic. Read more...