24 Jun Daimler’s New Leaders Confront Old Issues as Diesel Bites Just one month into the job, Daimler AG’s new executive duo is unearthing skeletons from the diesel-scandal era, hobbling the move toward an electric future with a crisis that erupted almost four years ago. Read more...
24 Jun Georgia Ports Chief Warns Chinese Tariffs Could Cost State Millions WASHINGTON — The head of the Georgia Ports Authority is warning that the Trump administration’s latest round of proposed Chinese tariffs could take a nearly $18 million bite out of the state’s booming ports. Read more...
24 Jun Fleets Must Choose Tire Inflation, Monitoring Systems That Work Best for Their Operations, Industry Representatives Say Blown-out, flat or damaged tires are considered by fleets to be at least a leading cause of roadside maintenance calls for commercial trucks, while underinflated tires are the single-biggest source of tire issues in general. Read more...
24 Jun Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Challenge to Trump’s Steel Tariffs The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question President Donald Trump’s imposition of more than $4 billion in steel tariffs, turning away an appeal that challenged his use of national security as the legal justification for his trade agenda. Read more...
24 Jun China Says US, China Trade Teams in Contact Ahead of G-20 BEIJING — Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators are discussing ways to resolve disputes ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan later this week, a Chinese official said June 24. Read more...
24 Jun Paccar Moving Dynacraft Division to Texas as Divisional Headquarters Dynacraft’s newly built truck manufacturing facility in McKinney, Texas, will become home to its divisional headquarters, a relocation that will bring 50 new jobs by early next year. Read more...
24 Jun Interactive Map: Where the 2019 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers Are in North America Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America. Read more...
24 Jun Top 100 For-Hire Quiz After you've absorbed the changes and trends in this year's Top 100 For-Hire Carrier rankings, take our interactive quiz! Read more...
24 Jun How a Business-Savvy Mother and Her Sons Built Two Men and a Truck All of Brig Sorber’s family played a part in the creation story of Two Men and a Truck, which has grown from humble origins into one of the largest moving companies in North America. Read more...
24 Jun Refrigerated, Flatbed Carriers See Surge in Business in 2018 Refrigerated carriers posted uneven results in 2018 with several firms generating double-digit gains and others seeing a drop in revenue. Read more...