19 Jun Transport Topics Collects Three National Awards From ASBPE Transport Topics has been named a winner of 2020 Azbee Awards of Excellence in three national categories by the American Society of Business Publication Editors. Read more...
19 Jun Detroit Carmakers to Resume Pre-COVID Output to Meet Demand Detroit’s automakers are gearing up for full production as they race to make up for lost output and meet stronger-than-expected demand. Read more...
19 Jun Ryder, Uber Achieve Service Milestone Ryder System Inc., which offers supply chain, dedicated transportation and commercial fleet management services, announced its 100,000th ride using Uber for Business to access transportation for drivers and technicians to and from both Ryder and customer locations. Read more...
19 Jun Alliance Parts Adds 100th Location Alliance Parts, a brand of Daimler Trucks North America, expanded its retail footprint with the opening of its 100th location, in Lexington, S.C. Read more...
19 Jun Hiring Rose in 46 States in May; Jobless Rates Still High Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy’s surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the country — in both states that began reopening their economies early and those that did so only later. Read more...
19 Jun China to Speed US Farm Purchases After Secretive Hawaii Talks China plans to accelerate purchases of American farm goods to comply with the phase one trade deal with the U.S. following talks in Hawaii this week. Read more...
19 Jun US Slaps Sanctions on Mexican Companies Helping Venezuelan Oil The U.S. Treasury Department levied sanctions on Mexican trading company Libre Abordo SA de CV for buying Venezuelan oil via oil-for-humanitarian-aid agreements with the embattled country. Read more...
19 Jun House Panel Advances Multiyear Highway Bill The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced a five-year, $494 billion highway policy bill June 18. Read more...
19 Jun May Trailer Orders Fall to Second-Worst Level Ever U.S. trailer orders in May sank to the second-lowest level of all time as they struggled to clear 3,000 in another month of strong cancellations, ACT Research reported. Read more...
18 Jun House Policymakers Consider Multiyear Highway Bill The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the U.S. House continued to debate a five-year, $494 billion highway policy bill on June 18, a day after kicking off the measure’s consideration. Read more...