05 Jun Wilson Logistics Acquires Market Transport and Larger West Coast Portfolio Wilson Logistics said it has purchased Market Transport, a DSV Global Transport and Logistics subsidiary. Read more...
05 Jun Federal Regulators Report Progress on Railroads’ PTC Implementation The country’s rail operators continue to show progress with the implementation of automatic braking technology that Congress mandated in an effort to enhance safety, federal regulators announced recently. Read more...
05 Jun Port Tampa Bay Finishes Deepening, Hopes for More Cargo Port Tampa Bay completed a $63 million expansion of its Big Bend Channel a year ahead of schedule, port officials said, as the Sunshine State eyes grabbing more freight from shippers while serving a growing distribution corridor in Central Florida. Read more...
05 Jun California Legislation to Codify ABC Employee-Contractor Test Gains Approval of State Assembly Legislation has passed in California’s State Assembly that would mandate use of the so-called “ABC test” that legal experts say makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for motor carriers to use independent contractors. Read more...
05 Jun Richard Sweeney Tops Strong Field in Massachusetts A former national Grand Champion and the 2018 Grand Champion won their categories at the Massachusetts Truck Driving Championships June 2 in North Andover, but Richard Sweeney of XPO Logistics took the 2019 Grand Champion title, winning in Tank Truck. Read more...
05 Jun US-Mexico Showdown Puts $45 Billion Food Trade in Crosshairs Meat and grains, fruits, vegetables and even sugar. These are the dinner-table goods that are regularly imported back and forth between Mexico and the United States. Read more...
05 Jun Trump Says 'No Bluff!' On the Mexico Tariffs Republican lawmakers eager to halt a new round of tariffs on Mexican goods next week have spent days urging the Trump administration to negotiate a solution with Mexico’s government. Read more...
05 Jun VW Brand to Trim as Many as 4,000 Jobs Amid Digital Overhaul Volkswagen AG’s main car brand will let lapse as many as 4,000 general and administrative jobs while adding at least 2,000 IT positions over the next four years, avoiding layoffs at its German factories as it negotiates a major shift toward electrification and self-driving cars. Read more...
05 Jun GM Won’t Get Tariff Relief for Chinese-Built Buick Envision The largest U.S. automaker can’t get a pass on tariffs snagging one of its models. The Trump administration refused to grant General Motors Co. an exclusion for its Chinese-built Buick Envision SUV, keeping in place a 25% duty on the import. Read more...
05 Jun Companies Add Fewest Jobs Since 2010, ADP Data Show Companies in May added the fewest U.S. workers in any month since 2010, suggesting a potential pullback in the labor market amid weakness in some parts of the economy. Read more...