04 Jan Tesla Said to Be Close to Model 3 Approval for Europe Sales Tesla Inc. has yet to obtain approval from authorities in Europe to begin selling the Model 3 in the region, though this isn’t expected to impede the carmaker from starting deliveries next month, according to a person familiar with the matter. Read more...
04 Jan Moving Company Study Shows More Residents Left New Jersey Than any Other State in 2018 A study by United Van Lines has revealed that Americans are moving west and south, according to a Jan. 2 press release. Read more...
04 Jan Bestpass Hits Milestones for Transponders, Customers Bestpass, a provider of single-source payment and streamlined toll management services for commercial fleets, announced it has surpassed 500,000 active transponders within its nationwide toll coverage network. Read more...
04 Jan Payrolls Rise 312,000 as Wage Gains Exceed Forecasts U.S. employers added the most workers in 10 months as wage gains accelerated and labor-force participation jumped, reflecting a robust job market that nevertheless faces mounting risks in 2019. Read more...
03 Jan Editorial: End the Meal-and-Rest-Break Debate Now that we finally we have some resolution on the issue of whether interstate truck drivers must follow federal or state rules regarding where and when they can take meal and rest breaks, it’s time to stop the legal wrangling and move forward. Read more...
03 Jan White House Says Shutdown Trims 0.1% From GDP Every Two Weeks The ongoing partial government shutdown will cut U.S. economic output by about 0.1% every two weeks, the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers said. Read more...
03 Jan Union Sues GM, Says Laid-off Workers Should Replace Temps DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union is accusing General Motors of violating a national contract by using temporary workers instead of employing full-timers who were laid off from its factories. Read more...
03 Jan Trump, Congress Eye Possibility of Infrastructure Bill in 2019 While the new Congress and the White House kick off 2019 in the midst of a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump and the leadership of the U.S. House and Senate have acknowledged that authorizing funding for infrastructure projects will be atop their legislative priorities. Read more...
03 Jan Nancy Pelosi Elected House Speaker by Democratic Majority WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi knew this moment would come, even if others had their doubts — or worked to stop her. Pelosi was elected Jan. 3 as House speaker, the only woman who has held the office and now one of few elected officials who will be returning to it. Read more...
03 Jan Used Class 8 Prices Rise as Inventory Tightens and Demand Slows, ACT Reports The price of the average used Class 8 truck in November rose by $8,000 to $47,675 compared with a year earlier as inventory tightened, ACT Research Co. reported, noting demand for the vehicles is slowing in some quarters. Read more...