24 Apr Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Discuss Infrastructure Proposals April 30 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she plans to meet with President Donald Trump next week to discuss an infrastructure deal, even as she resists calls from some fellow Democrats to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. Read more...
24 Apr Truckmaker Volvo Gains After Profit Surge Offsets Order Slowdown Volvo Group rose after a jump in first-quarter profit helped to quell fears that demand is weakening in key markets. Read more...
23 Apr Perspective: The Time Is Now for Blockchain in Transportation In the transport and logistics sector, skepticism about blockchain remains, which means it’s important to note the advantages of blockchain but also clear up some possible misconceptions, says John Monarch of ShipChain. Read more...
23 Apr CEO Elon Musk Makes Self-Driving Technology Tesla’s Costly New Calling Tesla Inc.’s calling used to be bringing affordable electric cars to the masses. Elon Musk is now ripping up the script, vowing to pair self-driving technology with a sharing service that will make it crazy for consumers to buy other cars. Read more...
23 Apr US House Hearing on Lawmakers’ Priorities Set for May 1 Concerns related to freight and commuter connectivity, pipelines and air travel will be among the themes the transportation panel of the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to address May 1. Read more...
23 Apr FedEx Freight’s Scott Osborne Back to Defend Mississippi Title The Mississippi Trucking Association is gearing up to host its Truck Driving Championship on April 26-27 in Gulfport. Read more...
23 Apr UPS Sees Payoff From $20 Billion Tech Bet, but Investors Remain Wary UPS Inc. is counting on algorithms you can’t see to prove that investors were wrong to doubt its three-year, $20 billion technological makeover. It’s all part of CEO David Abney’s bet on squeezing out costs and becoming more nimble as UPS adjusts to surging e-commerce deliveries. Read more...
23 Apr ASCE Pushes to Make Infrastructure Funding Congressional Priority As Infrastructure Week inches nearer, the nation’s oldest engineering group is continuing its efforts to promote transportation funding legislation. Read more...
23 Apr ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index Slips in March American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index in March declined 2.3% after decreasing 1.5% in February. Read more...
23 Apr Alphabet’s Waymo to Revive Detroit Plant With Self-Driving Cars Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo has picked an idled American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. facility in Detroit as the site where it will equip vehicles made by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Jaguar Land Rover Automotive with self-driving technology. Read more...