08 Oct GM Strike Sends Another Knock to Wobbly US Steel Sector With its midyear recovery already in doubt, the American steel industry now has a little more to worry about with each passing day a strike drags on at General Motors Co. Read more...
08 Oct China Criticizes US Tech Curbs but Trade Talks Going Ahead BEIJING — China demanded Washington lift newly imposed sanctions on Chinese tech companies but said Oct. 8 envoys will go ahead with a U.S. trip for trade talks despite the latest spike in tensions. Read more...
08 Oct Nissan Appoints Head of China Business to Be New CEO TOKYO — Nissan has tapped the head of its China business, Makoto Uchida, as its new president and CEO to help lead a recovery from the leadership crisis and sinking profitability that followed the arrest of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn last year. Read more...
08 Oct Luke Bryan, Maddie & Tae Entertain Trucking Execs at Freightliner Dinner SAN DIEGO — Country music superstar Luke Bryan and award-winning duo Maddie & Tae were the surprise entertainment at the 2019 Freightliner Trucks customer appreciation event. Read more...
08 Oct US Small-Business Optimism Drops to Near Lowest Mark of Trump Era U.S. small-business sentiment fell to near the lowest level of Donald Trump’s presidency, as tariffs and economic uncertainty increasingly weigh on the outlook for owners across the country. Read more...
07 Oct Trucking Grapples With Impact of Legalized Marijuana SAN DIEGO — The trucking industry needs to get out in front of the challenges it faces with the growing legalization of marijuana, according to the co-chairman of an American Trucking Associations working group studying the impact of controlled substances. Read more...
07 Oct EPA Honors 30 ATA Members for SmartWay Excellence SAN DIEGO — Thirty American Trucking Associations members received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Excellence Award at the federation’s Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 7. Read more...
07 Oct Republican Leaders Urge Congressional Action on USMCA The new trade agreement President Donald Trump negotiated with the country’s neighbors to the north and south is policy Congress should consider, said Vice President Mike Pence. Read more...
07 Oct Mack Introduces Extended Chassis Fairing, Integrated ELD Option SAN DIEGO — Mack Trucks has introduced an extended chassis fairing option for its Mack Anthem models to enhance fuel economy through improved aerodynamics. Read more...
07 Oct Industry Representatives Honored With Trucking Awards SAN DIEGO — Rhode Island Trucking Association President Chris Maxwell received the President’s Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award at American Trucking Associations’ annual industry gathering Oct. 7. Read more...