13 Sep A. Duie Pyle Gets Temporary Location During Construction Demand for services has prompted A. Duie Pyle to lease space while its permanent center is being built nearby. Read more...
13 Sep Port of Savannah to Expand Rail Service to Chicago The Georgia Ports Authority introduced dual rail service from the Port of Savannah to Chicago, with cargo reaching the Midwestern city in less than three days. Read more...
13 Sep Wabco Partners With Silicon Valley Firm Plug and Play Wabco Holdings Inc. announced it has signed a three-year agreement to be an anchor partner with Plug and Play, a global innovation platform leader headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. The Swiss company will gain access to Plug and Play’s global partnership network, which includes many startups, market disruptors and industry leaders. Read more...
13 Sep VW in $9 Billion Software Revamp as It Expands Tech Shift Volkswagen AG is bundling its software operations with an investment plan of about 8 billion euro ($9 billion) over the next three to five years, another step in the electric- and connected-car shift that’s heralding massive change across the industry. Read more...
13 Sep Federal Appeals Court Sends Idaho Hemp Suit Back to State Court A federal appeals court has sent an appeal in an Idaho hemp civil lawsuit back to a state court, deciding to abstain from a ruling on whether to return to the owners a 6,700-pound load of hemp seized en route from Oregon to Colorado by Idaho State Police earlier this year. Read more...
13 Sep China to Lift Punitive Tariffs on US Soybeans, Pork BEIJING — China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Sept. 13, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead of negotiations. Read more...
13 Sep China’s ‘Uber-for-Trucks’ Breaks Even En Route to IPO China’s Uber-for-trucks startup Full Truck Alliance said it’s weighing an initial public offering after breaking even from May, defying a sectorwide downturn. Read more...
13 Sep Retail Sales Rise Moderately as Auto Buying Jumps WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales rose moderately in August, driven higher by a jump in auto buying and healthy online sales. But there also were signs that consumers have become more cautious. Read more...
12 Sep Volvo Improves Braking, Detection With Updated Driver Assist System DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America introduced an updated version of its driver assistance system that increases the speed from which the brakes can stop the truck without driver input, and which improves the system’s recognition of when the driver switches lanes to avoid a vehicle in its path. Read more...
12 Sep Amazon to Open Hub for Air Delivery in Fort Worth Amazon is bringing its latest hub for air delivery to Fort Worth. Read more...