25 Feb Coronavirus Outbreak Keeps Global Markets in Check LONDON — Share prices around the world, particularly in Japan, took a hit Feb. 25 amid mounting fears about the economic impact of the new coronavirus outbreak. Read more...
25 Feb Amazon Opens Cashier-Less Grocery Store in Seattle Amazon is opening its first cashier-less supermarket, the latest sign that the online retailing giant is serious about shaking up the $800 billion grocery industry. Read more...
25 Feb TMC Aims to Help Fleets Navigate Complexity of Electric, Automated Vehicles ATLANTA — As manufacturers and technology developers introduce electric-powered trucks and continue to test automated driving systems, American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council is taking steps to help fleets navigate the complexity of these emerging technologies. Read more...
24 Feb Freight Stakeholders Advocate for Modernizing NEPA WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s effort to update long-standing federal environmental permitting guidelines received a resounding endorsement on Feb. 24 from a group of business and freight stakeholders. Read more...
24 Feb Diesel Declines 0.8¢ a Gallon to $2.882 The nationwide average price of diesel fuel declined by less than a cent per gallon Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Read more...
24 Feb Amtrak Blames Freight Trains for Passenger Delays Getting Worse Amtrak's "on-time performance" for its increasingly popular passenger trains is sliding to new lows, and it says that slow-moving freight trains that use the same tracks are to blame. Read more...
24 Feb Michelin Announces New Digital Trailer Maintenance and Repair Program ATLANTA — Michelin Services and Solutions is a major step in helping trucking companies lessen the pain of fleet trailer repairs and maintenance, Michelin North America said of its new digital services platform. Read more...
24 Feb AASHTO Conference Will Press for Highway Funding State transportation officials will be asked to use their voices to push through highway funding at a major conference in Washington this week. Here's our Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
24 Feb Alcoa Debuts New Lightweight Wheel, Bore Design ATLANTA — Alcoa Wheels introduced a new wheel for heavy-truck applications that the company said is the lightest wheel it has produced, and which features a design that reduces contact with the wheel hub, which it said can combat corrosion. Read more...
24 Feb Tesla to Face Fresh Autopilot Scrutiny After Company Snubs NTSB The National Transportation Safety Board on Feb. 25 will convene its second hearing on a fatal crash involving Tesla Inc.’s automated driver-assist technology, even though the pioneering automaker hasn’t filed formal responses to recommendations stemming from the first one more than two years ago. Read more...