15 Jan Trump Administration Signals Compromise on Gas Mileage Rules The Trump administration is signaling that it could increase fuel economy standards, possibly compromising on its push to freeze them at 2020 levels. Read more...
15 Jan December Trailer Orders Soften U.S. trailer orders in December fell to just above 17,000 and to the lowest point of the fourth quarter, ACT Research reported, citing preliminary data. Read more...
15 Jan Oil Trades Near Six-Week Low as Data Shows US Stockpiles Rose Oil traded near a six-week low as industry data showing an increase in U.S. crude stockpiles reaffirmed expectations that global markets will be oversupplied in the first part of the year. Read more...
15 Jan World Direct Shipping Extends Port Manatee Agreement World Direct Shipping, a container line based in Port Manatee, Fla., announced it extended its agreement with the Central-Southwest Florida seaport and added a third vessel to its rapidly growing weekly services across the Gulf of Mexico. Read more...
15 Jan Data Sharing Can Help Freight Movement, Panelists Say WASHINGTON — Coordination among trucks, ports, departments of transportation, city representatives and law enforcement officers is important to facilitating mobility, according to John Barton, senior vice president of the infrastructure firm HNTB Corp. Read more...
14 Jan Amazon Lifts Restriction on Sellers Using FedEx to Ship Packages Amazon .com Inc. lifted restrictions established during the holiday shopping season that had prevented third-party merchants selling goods on the site from shipping packages with FedEx Corp.’s ground service. Read more...
14 Jan USDOT Announces $900 Million for Freight, Highway Grants Transportation officials nationwide who are seeking a federal boost to help advance major freight or highway projects may find it in the form of a federal grant. Read more...
14 Jan US Won’t Cut More China Tariffs Until After November Vote Existing tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese goods coming into the U.S. are likely to stay in place until after the presidential election Nov. 3, and any move to reduce them will hinge on Beijing’s compliance with the terms of a phase-one trade accord, people familiar with the matter said. Read more...
14 Jan Senate to Vote on USMCA This Week, McConnell Says The Senate will pass the U.S. trade deal with Mexico and Canada this week before President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial begins, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. Read more...
14 Jan Endurant AMT Now Standard in Three International Models Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies announced its Endurant 12-speed automated transmission is standard equipment on International LT Series, RH Series and LoneStar heavy-duty trucks. Read more...