11 Sep T. Boone Pickens Dies at Age 91 OKLAHOMA CITY — T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Sept. 11. He was 91. Read more...
11 Sep Fleets Weigh Training, Outsourcing to Handle Time-Consuming Repairs Increasingly, fleet managers must choose between investing in more technician tools and training or outsourcing the most time-consuming maintenance tasks that involve complex parts. Read more...
11 Sep Uber Braces for Fight Over Big Change to Gig-Economy Work Rules Uber Technologies Inc. has generated billions of dollars from the labor of its drivers without the expense of treating them as employees. California is poised to disrupt that business model, and the ride-hailing behemoth is gearing up for a legal fight. Read more...
11 Sep Mack Plans Temporary Layoffs at Pennsylvania Plant With the market shifting into a lower gear, Mack Trucks is planning to adjust production at its Lower Macungie Township, Pa., assembly plant by scheduling two down weeks during the fourth quarter. Read more...
11 Sep White House to Meet With Oil, Biofuel Makers in Bid for Deal Trump administration officials are set to consult with oil refiners and renewable fuel producers at the White House on Sept. 11, as they struggle to develop a final plan for bolstering corn-based ethanol and soy-based biodiesel. Read more...
11 Sep TA Adds Location in Utah TravelCenters of America Inc. plans to add a location in Salina, Utah, through a franchise agreement. Read more...
11 Sep Schneider Uses AI to Improve Estimated Arrival Times Schneider has leveraged artificial intelligence to develop a proprietary tracking application programming interface, called ETAi, intended to provide more accurate arrival times to freight customers compared with tracking aggregators. Read more...
11 Sep Oil Services Should Prepare for Recession, Rystad Warns The oil services sector will contract in 2020 as producers cut spending in response to lower crude prices, ending three years of growth, according to Rystad Energy. Read more...
11 Sep Phillips Connect Technologies Debuts Two Tracking Devices Phillips Connect Technologies has unveiled two tracking devices intended for a trailer or chassis. Read more...
11 Sep GM Strike Risk at 12-Year High With Weekend Deadline Approaching Union leaders from General Motors Co. factories across the country are flying into Detroit this weekend to either agree to take a proposed labor contract offered by the automaker to their members for a vote, or go on strike. Read more...