08 Nov Tesla Fills Elon Musk’s Chairman Role With Board Member Robyn Denholm Tesla Inc. appointed a director who’s been on its board for years to replace Elon Musk as chairman, stirring suspicion as to whether the mercurial CEO will be restrained after costly run-ins with securities regulators. Read more...
08 Nov Rolling Strong Announces Partnership with eTrueNorth Rolling Strong, which provides driver wellness programs for transportation companies, their drivers and owner-operators, announced a partnership with the eTrueNorth network of local pharmacies. Read more...
08 Nov Freight Brokers, 3PLs Must Embrace Technology or Face Disruption, Experts Say TUCSON, Ariz. — Rapid advances in technology and an infusion of venture capital are fueling innovation that is transforming the freight transportation industry. Read more...
08 Nov Seldat Opens Two New Warehouses in Canada Seldat, a supply chain services and technology solutions company, announced Oct. 23 that it had opened two warehouses in Canada. Read more...
08 Nov RhodeWorks Creator Gina Raimondo Re-elected Governor Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, architect of the controversial RhodeWorks program that includes trucks-only tolls, clinched a second term. Read more...
08 Nov California Trucking Group Sues State Over Contractor Test The California Trucking Association and two independent owner-operators are suing California over the state’s test to determine if a driver is an employee or a contractor. Read more...
08 Nov Roar Logistics Changes Designs for Buffalo Headquarters Roar Logistics is redesigning its planned headquarters on Exchange Street in Buffalo, N.Y., after a surprise discovery limited the amount of land available for the new building. Read more...
08 Nov Growing Logistics Startup FourKites Moving to Larger Office Shipping logistics startup FourKites is moving its office to the West Loop Gate neighborhood of Chicago, having outgrown its space in the Loop. Read more...
08 Nov Walmart Narrows Gap, but Amazon Prices Still Cheaper, Study Finds Walmart Inc. is narrowing the online price gap with low-cost leader Amazon.com and is beating the world’s biggest e-commerce company on prices for baby products, according to a new study. Read more...
08 Nov Consumers Were Upbeat on Economy Leading Up to Elections Americans’ sentiment rose in the week leading up to the midterm congressional elections as gauges of views on the economy and household finances each jumped to 17-year highs, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed Nov. 8. Read more...