16 Sep US Chamber Leader Tom Donohue Hopeful About Infrastructure Bill’s Passage U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue indicated on Sept. 16 that a window of opportunity finally has opened up for Congress to act meaningfully on a federal infrastructure measure. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
16 Sep Energy Transfer Is Back to Dealmaking With SemGroup Buy U.S. pipeline giant Energy Transfer agreed to acquire rival operator SemGroup Corp. for about $1.35 billion in a stock and cash deal, building out billionaire Kelcy Warren’s empire even as investors demand financial discipline. Read more...
16 Sep Medium-Duty Sales in August Improve Again U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks in August continued to climb, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
16 Sep Cyberattacks: The Ever-Rising Threats Cyberattacks represent an ever-increasing risk that motor carriers and fleets are up against — and which may not be insured under the typical coverages they carry, insurance industry experts said. Read more...
16 Sep Coyote Logistics Makes Managerial Appointments Coyote Logistics made several new appointments to its executive leadership team, according to a Sept. 13 news release. Read more...
16 Sep Crossword Puzzle Solution September 16, 2019 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the September 16, 2019 print edition. Read more...
16 Sep With Trump Trade War a Threat, Fed Is Set to Cut Rates Again WASHINGTON — For a second straight time, the Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates this week to try to protect the economy from the consequences of a global slowdown and President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. Read more...
16 Sep Perspective: Trucking’s Telematics Systems Are Only as Good as the Losses They Prevent Rising insurance premiums are a perennial stress for many motor carriers, many of which are now installing telematics systems with the latest safety technologies to mitigate cost increases. Read more...
16 Sep Cass Freight Index Signals US Economic Contraction by Year’s End The Cass Freight Index, a monthly measure of rail, trucking and airfreight volume, dropped 3% in August from a year earlier, the ninth consecutive month of declines. Read more...
16 Sep Trucking’s Telematics Systems Are Only As Good as the Losses They Prevent Rising insurance premiums are a perennial stress for many motor carriers, many of which are now installing telematics systems with the latest safety technologies to mitigate cost increases. Read more...