24 Sep China Targets Silicon Valley for Driverless Technology China’s homegrown search giant, much like its U.S. counterpart, has a division focused entirely on driverless vehicles. And just like its rival, Google-born Waymo, both efforts are based in Silicon Valley. Read more...
24 Sep Brokerage Within Intermodal Faces Added Complexity LONG BEACH, Calif. — Brokerage and the spot market have been playing an increasingly important role in freight transportation, but freight brokerage in intermodal has added complexities that increase the need for strong communication and greater visibility. Read more...
21 Sep Pressure on Shippers to Import Product Before Onset of Tariffs With a strong U.S. economy, a tight freight market and a looming trade war, industry experts believe shippers have been rushing to get products into the United States several weeks early — ahead of tariffs being implemented by the Trump administration and before the approaching holiday shopping season ramps up. Read more...
21 Sep Economies of Scale Seen as a Benefit From Navistar-Traton Alliance HANOVER, Germany — The partnership Navistar International has entered with Traton Group is opening up opportunities for economies of scale with procurement and technology development, Navistar executives said here during the IAA Commercial Vehicles show. Read more...
21 Sep Jeff Denham, Sam Graves, Derek Kan to Headline Ripon Panel Two top transportation authorizers in the U.S. House and a senior official at the U.S. Department of Transportation are scheduled to headline a discussion about the future of the country’s infrastructure at the Ripon Society on Sept. 27. Read more...
21 Sep Economy Keeps Growing, Even With Rising Oil Prices DALLAS — America’s rediscovered prowess in oil production is shaking up old notions about the impact of higher crude prices on the U.S. economy. Read more...
21 Sep Georgia Ports Authority Targets Container Capacity, Replacing Talmadge Bridge Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch plans to double the container capacity of the Garden City Terminal and possibly replace the Talmadge Memorial Bridge that spans the Savannah River. Read more...
21 Sep DOT Announces Relief Funds for Carolinas North Carolina will receive $14 million in federal funds to repair damaged infrastructure left in Hurricane Florence’s wake. Read more...
21 Sep The Case for Natural Gas Engines I’ve speculated in the past that fleets would tire of natural gas engines, particularly as legislators or regulators began taxing the alternative fuel on the same basis as diesel. Read more...
21 Sep MEMA Searches for New CEO as Steve Handschuh Announces Retirement The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association announced president and CEO Steve Handschuh has decided to retire effective Dec. 31, as a result of recent concerns with his health. Read more...