25 Sep Embark to Open Transfer Hubs to Shift Freight to Self-Driving Trucks Self-driving trucking startup Embark Trucks announced it will open two transfer hubs to switch freight to its automated trucks. Read more...
25 Sep New Home Sales Climbed a Healthy 7.1% in August U.S. new home sales jumped 7.1% in August, as low mortgage rates pull buyers into the housing market. The Commerce Department said Sept. 25 that new homes sales increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 713,000, up from a revised 666,000 in July. Read more...
25 Sep Experts Advocate Infrastructure Funding, Reforms at House Hearing Significant upgrades of freight and commuter corridors would vastly improve motorists’ quality of life and regional commerce, a panel of infrastructure experts told a congressional panel Sept. 25. Read more...
25 Sep EU Eyes $4 Billion Tariff Strike to US The European Union is weighing an aggressive new approach to its trade dispute with the U.S., signaling a willingness to engage in the combative tactics embraced by President Donald Trump and risking a further deterioration in transatlantic relations. Read more...
25 Sep Partnership Aims to Tackle Human Trafficking in Canada Truckers Against Trafficking, a group that educates members of the trucking industry about combating human trafficking, has formed a partnership to expand its work into Canada. Read more...
25 Sep California Drivers May See $4 a Gallon at the Gas Pump California drivers soon may pay $4 a gallon at the pump after refinery upsets pushed up the wholesale market in San Francisco to the strongest level in almost seven years. Read more...
25 Sep Ex-Uber Engineer Anthony Levandowski Publicly Rebuts Theft Claims Former Uber Technologies Inc. engineer Anthony Levandowski broke his long silence about allegations that he stole driverless vehicle technology from Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit to say that he didn’t do it. Read more...
25 Sep Perspective: Appreciating the Journey as Chairman Barry Pottle writes: One of the things I’ve learned about trucking is you need to appreciate the journey. It was a lesson I took to heart at 18 when I started my career in this industry as an owner-operator, and one that served me well in my time as American Trucking Associations chairman. Read more...
25 Sep Continental to Cut Jobs, Close Factories in 10-Year Overhaul Continental AG mapped out a sweeping restructuring plan set to last a decade that will affect as many as 20,000 jobs worldwide, part of the German manufacturer’s effort to restore profits while enduring sluggish vehicle production in key markets. Read more...
25 Sep Walgreens, FedEx Express Partner With Google Parent on Drones Wing Aviation, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., said it is collaborating with FedEx Corp.’s Express division and pharmacy retailer Walgreens to launch a drone-delivery service in Christiansburg, Va. Read more...