23 Mar Opinion: The Value of Data From a Carrier’s Perspective In the modern era of technology, one thing is certain: everyone wants your data. Read more...
23 Mar New-Home Sales Cool for Third Month as Prices Surge Sales of new U.S. homes fell for a third straight month and supply swelled to the highest since 2009, suggesting that surging prices are increasingly deterring buyers, according to government data released March 23. Read more...
23 Mar China Hits Back at Trump With Planned Tariffs on $3 Billion of US Imports China announced plans for reciprocal tariffs on $3 billion of imports from the U.S., including products from steel to pork, after President Donald Trump’s move to order levies on a range of Chinese goods sent markets plunging. Read more...
23 Mar SmartDrive Launches New Platform, Sees Growth in Fleets Using Company's Technology SmartDrive Systems, a provider of video systems and analysis for fleets and drivers, is launching a new risk-management platform that combines data from a variety of sources. Read more...
23 Mar Investors Inject Fresh Funding into KeepTruckin, Samsara Investor interest in trucking technology remains strong, as venture capital firms have recently put a total of $100 million into two firms that seek to upgrade the way data is used to ensure driver compliance, monitor vehicles and make fleet operations more efficient. Read more...
23 Mar DHL Launches Same-Day Delivery for E-commerce Merchants DHL eCommerce launched a same-day and next-day delivery service for online retailers that is targeted to compete with Amazon, FedEx Corp., UPS Inc., and the U.S. Postal Service. Read more...
23 Mar Capital-Equipment Orders Rebound by More Than Forecast Orders placed with U.S. factories for business equipment snapped back in February after two months of declines, consistent with steady manufacturing growth, a Commerce Department report showed March 23. Read more...
23 Mar Haldex Reports Mixed 2017 Results as Key Market Rises Commercial vehicle supplier Haldex AB reported mixed fourth-quarter and full-year 2017 results amid an improved North American market, and as it successfully fended off an attempted takeover. Read more...
23 Mar After Uber Crash, Florida Still Welcomes Free-Range Robot Cars The anything-goes approach meant to bring autonomous vehicles to Florida won’t change after the first fatal collision. Read more...
23 Mar Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending measure March 23 averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto. Read more...