22 Apr Virus Exposes Supply Chain Problems Across Industries The auto industry is just one of many whose supply chains have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. Read more...
22 Apr Carmakers Headed for 50% Sales Dive Can Breathe Easier Automakers are headed for a less drastic U.S. sales collapse than feared, according to market researchers. Read more...
22 Apr Tyson Foods Idles Largest Pork Plant After Iowa Outbreak Tyson Foods suspended operations April 22 at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation’s pork supply but had been blamed for fueling a massive coronavirus outbreak in the community. Read more...
22 Apr Stocks Claw Higher Worldwide; Oil Prices See Some Recovery Stocks around the world are clawing higher on April 22, and the S&P 500 climbed toward its first gain of what’s been a dismal week. Read more...
22 Apr Direct Connect Logistix to Bolster Sales Force Despite the coronavirus, salespeople experienced in arranging freight shipments remain in demand, as was made clear at one logistics company looking to add employees using virtual methods. Read more...
22 Apr Food Rationing Confronts Shoppers Once Spoiled With Choice Spoiled for choice before the pandemic, North American shoppers are finding they can’t get everything they want as grocery stores ration in-demand items to safeguard supplies. Read more...
22 Apr Facebook’s $6 Billion India Bet Kindles E-Commerce War With Amazon, Walmart Facebook Inc.’s $5.7 billion investment in a unit of India’s Reliance Industries Ltd. creates an e-commerce leviathan to take on Amazon .com and Walmart Inc. in one of the world’s most competitive internet arenas. Read more...
22 Apr March Container Volumes Fall Sharply at Nation’s Major Ports The nation’s major ports suffered the full economic impact of the coronavirus in March as global trade practically came to a halt. Read more...
22 Apr As Residents Stay Home, State DOT Work Presses On Despite the coronavirus pandemic, many state transportation construction programs are progressing on schedule and, in some cases, have exceeded timeline expectations. Read more...
21 Apr Trucking to Play Critical Role in Restarting Economy, ATA’s Chris Spear Says The trucking industry will play a critical role in the development and implementation of plans to restart the country’s struggling economy, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said. Read more...