20 Sep Gutierrez-Scaccetti, Gribbin to Headline IBTTA Conference in October New Jersey’s top transportation officer and the former infrastructure guru at the White House are scheduled to headline the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association annual conference next month in Baltimore. Read more...
20 Sep Intermodal, 3PL Outlook Remains Strong LONG BEACH, Calif. — The intermodal and third-party logistics industries are experiencing growth that is running parallel to the strength of the economy. Read more...
20 Sep China Races to Get Goods to the US Before Tariffs Hit The race is on to get Chinese goods into the United States before President Donald Trump’s tariffs bite. Read more...
20 Sep Bosch Pursues Electric, Fuel-Cell Powertrains HANOVER, Germany — Bosch presented a range of products and innovations to support the trucking industry’s movement toward vehicle electrification and automated driving here at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show. Read more...
20 Sep Denny’s Is Serving a Truckload of Bacon and Hot Coffee to Carolinas Hurricane Victims Denny’s announced Sept. 20 that its Mobile Relief Diner is heading to the Carolinas. The 53-foot mobile kitchen will travel to affected areas to serve free meals to those in need. Read more...
20 Sep US Home Sales Flat in August WASHINGTON — Sales of existing homes were unchanged in August, as a shortage of houses priced at less than $250,000 — a level considered to be affordable for the middle class — has become a drag on the real estate market. Read more...
20 Sep Transport Topics Radio Transport Topics Radio is a weekly news roundtable airing Saturdays on SiriusXM channel 146 from 1-3 p.m. ET and rebroadcast Saturday nights from 11 p.m.-1 a.m. ET, and Sundays from noon-2 p.m. ET and 9-11 p.m. ET. Check out this week's lineup. Read more...
20 Sep Trade Tensions Push Finance Chiefs’ Outlook to Worst in a Year As the Trump administration keeps piling on tariffs, U.S. stock traders are averting their gaze and holding on tight. Corporate finance chiefs are having a more difficult time. Read more...
20 Sep Electrification, Technology Take Center Stage at IAA 2018 HANOVER, Germany — The global truck manufacturers and suppliers exhibiting here at the massive IAA Commercial Vehicles show expressed a broadly shared vision that connectivity, automated driving and electric power are the dominant trends that will mold the future of commercial vehicles. Read more...
20 Sep I-5 in Washington, Oregon Best Route to Deploy Self-Driving Semis, Report Says Of all the freeways in the United States, the most productive corridor for self-driving trucks appears to be Interstate 5 through Washington and Oregon, according to a report released this week by the Kirkland, Wash.-based Inrix data company. Read more...