21 Jun Car-Parts Plant for Ford, Tesla Resuming Work After Brief Strike Workers at a major auto parts plant in Michigan are poised to return to work after a brief strike June 21, alleviating the threat of a supply disruption for carmakers Ford Motor Co., Tesla Inc. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. Read more...
21 Jun Summer Driving Gets More Costly as East Coast Refinery Burns Gasoline futures jumped the most in more than three months after an explosion and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery, the largest on the U.S. East Coast and a key supplier to the New York gasoline market. Read more...
21 Jun Lazer Spot Makes First Acquisition, Buys Assets of Mesko Spotting Service Lazer Spot Inc. moved to expand its distribution center yard management services by purchasing assets of Mesko Spotting Service Inc., a rival company based in Allentown, Pa., for an undisclosed amount. Read more...
20 Jun More Shipping Through the Mississippi: The Push for Inland Port Development Development and projected growth of inland ports, particularly in the Midwest, is increasingly critical to the nation’s supply chain. Read more...
20 Jun About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers The Transport Topics’ Top 100 For-Hire Carriers is a listing of the largest trucking companies in North America. Read more...
20 Jun Consumer Comfort Gains on Better Personal Financial Outlook A weekly measure of Americans’ sentiment reached the second-highest level since 2000, adding to indications consumers remain generally upbeat even as respondents said in a monthly poll that they were somewhat less upbeat about their expectations for the economy. Read more...
20 Jun NHTSA Preliminary Estimates Report: Truck-Related Fatalities Up 3% Fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck increased by 3% in 2018 from 2017, despite a decrease of about 1% for all vehicles combined over the same period, according to a preliminary report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Read more...
20 Jun House Kicks Off Debate on Fiscal 2020 Transportation Funding Bill A fiscal 2020 transportation funding measure that proposes additional funding for infrastructure grants is included in a five-bill package that began receiving consideration on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 20. Read more...
20 Jun Waymo to Study Driverless Services With Renault-Nissan Alliance Waymo LLC agreed to explore driverless services with Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., pairing a leader in self-driving technology with the world’s largest automotive alliance. Read more...
20 Jun FMCSA Electronic IT System Glitch Expected to Delay Portion of Driver Training Rule A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration electronic information system glitch is delaying full implementation of the Entry Level Driver Training rule, an agency spokesman confirmed. Read more...