20 Dec Editorial: Glad Tidings Abound for Trucking Trucking industry shareholders will remember 2018 fondly. The prospects for next year are pretty bright, too. Read more...
20 Dec Trade Talks With US Planned for January, China Says BEIJING — Chinese and U.S. envoys will hold talks in January aimed at resolving a tariff battle, a Ministry of Commerce spokesman said Dec. 20. Read more...
20 Dec Online Sales Continue Solid Pace as Christmas Draws Near NEW YORK — In the run-up to Christmas, online shopping continues to be strong. Online sales are up nearly 18% to $110.6 billion from Nov. 1 through Dec. 19, compared with the year-ago period, says Adobe Analytics, which tracks online spending. Read more...
20 Dec Funding Negotiations Persist as Congress Looks to Avoid Partial Shutdown With just days to go before Christmas, funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation and other agencies remained uncertain as President Donald Trump continued to push for robust funding for a wall along the border he said Mexico would pay for. Read more...
20 Dec Daimler Delivers Freightliner Electric Truck to Penske Daimler Trucks North America on Dec. 20 delivered to Penske Truck Leasing the first in a series of electric trucks Penske plans to deploy in California and the Pacific Northwest. Read more...
20 Dec Fired Truck Driver Sues Cannabidiol Company After Using Product While 33 states allow the use of medical marijuana and 10 states permit possession and recreational use of pot, for truck drivers there is but one law: Don’t use it. Period. Read more...
20 Dec Although Jobless Claims Rise, Labor Market Still Solid Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose for the first time in three weeks while remaining near levels that reflect a tight labor market. Read more...
20 Dec UPS Holiday Package Returns Hit Peak Before Year End for First Time UPS Inc. expected to handle a record 1.5 million returns Dec. 19, ahead of its usual early January peak of 1.3 million. Read more...
20 Dec Record Number of Travelers Predicted for Roads, Rails, Airports, AAA Says Expect record-breaking crowds this holiday season on the nation’s roads, rails and runways, as about one-third of Americans will be on the move. Read more...
19 Dec Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan Fails to Mention Infrastructure Policy in Farewell Address In a farewell address Dec. 19 to the nation that highlighted ongoing concerns over immigration and celebrated the passage of legislation about tax and energy policies, the outgoing Republican leader of the House of Representatives did not mention transportation-centric bills that had advanced during his tenure. Read more...