22 Jan Advocates Name Best, Worst States for Highway Safety Laws Rhode Island has again topped an advocacy group’s report that evaluates states’ road safety enforcement efforts. Read more...
22 Jan Amazon Arrival Helps Chicago Rockford International Airport Break Cargo Record ROCKFORD, Ill. — More than 2.1 billion pounds of cargo made its way through Chicago Rockford International Airport in 2018 — shattering the previous record, set in 2017, by 55%. Read more...
22 Jan Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 21: Autonomous Anxiety Why don't consumers trust autonomous vehicles? Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says it's partly because manufacturers need to do a better job explaining the vehicles' capabilities. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
22 Jan Federal Shutdown Affects Oklahoma DOT’s Future Road Projects The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has delayed the bidding process for upcoming infrastructure projects due to funding uncertainty caused by the ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government. Read more...
22 Jan Eclipse IA Announces Merger With On Time Staffing Eclipse IA, a productivity-based staffing solutions provider for the supply chain industry, has announced a merger with On Time Staffing, along with its People Logistics division. Read more...
22 Jan Tesla Gets Green Light to Start Delivering Model 3 in Europe Tesla Inc. received permission to start selling its Model 3 in Europe, clearing the final hurdle in bringing the electric-car maker’s top seller to the home turf of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Read more...
22 Jan U.S.-China Trade Talks Falling Short on Make-or-Break IP Issues According to people close to the discussions, the two sides have so far made little progress on the issue that any deal Trump strikes with China may ultimately be judged on: ending what the U.S. has dubbed as decades of state-coordinated Chinese theft of American intellectual property. Read more...
22 Jan Canadian Factory and Wholesale Slump Confirms Economic Slowdown Canadian manufacturers and wholesalers recorded sharply lower sales in November, adding to evidence the nation’s economy entered a soft patch at the end of last year. Read more...
22 Jan Shutdown at Day 32 as Democrats Vow to Reject Trump Offer The longest government shutdown in U.S. history entered its 32nd day on Jan. 22 with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expected to call up legislation to advance a proposal from President Donald Trump, which Democrats have already said they’ll reject. Read more...
18 Jan RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Receives Investment From Nonantum Capital Partners Nonantum Capital Partners announced that it is partnering with Ken Kellaway and David McLaughlin to re-capitalize RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a company based in Randolph, Mass., that provides container drayage, transloading and warehousing services at ports and rail terminals throughout the United States. Read more...