29 Sep Haldex Names Åke Bengtsson CEO; Knorr-Bremse Ends Bid for Company Haldex appointed Åke Bengtsson president and chief executive officer. Read more...
29 Sep Port of Baltimore Breaks Records for Containers, General Cargo in 2017 Fiscal Year The port of Baltimore handled a record-breaking 10.3 million tons of general cargo and nearly 908,000 20-foot- equivalent units of containers in the 2017 fiscal year ending June 30, the Maryland Port Administration announced Sept. 28. Read more...
29 Sep TQL Updates Its Freight Brokerage App Total Quality Logistics has updated its freight brokerage app to allow owner-operators to find and book loads. Read more...
29 Sep US Demands Risk Scuttling NAFTA Talks U.S. officials in NAFTA negotiations are making proposals on battleground issues that Canada and Mexico would never agree to, intensifying doubts of reaching compromise on their tight timeline, according to three officials familiar with the talks. Read more...
29 Sep Trump Touts Tax Plan at Manufacturers Association Board Meeting WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump touted the business benefits of his “simple and fair” tax reform plan Sept. 29 at the National Association of Manufacturers’ annual board meeting. Read more...
29 Sep Senators Debut Bill Mandating Sleep Apnea Testing U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Cory Booker have announced new legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to test train operators and commercial bus and truck drivers for obstructive sleep apnea. Read more...
29 Sep XPO Pilot Testing Last-Mile Web Service XPO Logistics is testing a web service that allows people who purchased appliances, furniture or other large items to track deliveries and receive e-mail or text message alerts about whether the driver is on time or delayed due to traffic or weather. Read more...
29 Sep XPO to Launch Freight Brokerage App XPO Logistics is testing a web service that allows people who purchased appliances, furniture or other large items to track deliveries and receive e-mail or text message alerts about whether the driver is on time or delayed due to traffic or weather. Read more...
29 Sep Consumer Sentiment Cools as Storms Deliver Hit to Outlook Concern over the fallout from a pair of late-summer hurricanes caused U.S. consumer sentiment to dip in September, though Americans remain relatively optimistic about the direction of the economy, a University of Michigan survey showed Sept. 29. Read more...
29 Sep Consumer Spending Cools on Drop in Vehicle Purchases U.S. consumer spending cooled in August on a cutback in auto purchases that partly reflected less demand linked to Hurricane Harvey, Commerce Department figures showed Sept. 29. Read more...