14 Nov October Class 8 Sales Show Capacity Expands Class 8 sales for October, a month after setting the all-time record, failed to match that heady pace but cleared 23,000, WardsAuto.com reported, in a sign capacity continues to grow. Read more...
14 Nov Daimler’s New CEO Ola Kallenius Warns Shift to Electric Cars Will Be Painful Daimler AG’s new CEO warned there will be no quick fix for the automaker’s struggles to adapt to an era of self-driving, electric cars. Read more...
14 Nov Walmart Boosts Outlook After Beating Estimates Walmart Inc. is approaching the crucial holiday season on a high note, posting solid third-quarter sales and raising its full-year outlook again, showcasing its resilience in the face of Amazon.com’s advances. Shares rose. Read more...
14 Nov Boeing Scuttles Use of Robots for Fuselage Work on 777, 777X Jetliners Score one for the humans. After four years of trial and error, Boeing Co. is dumping one of its most ambitious forays into automation: the robots that build two main fuselage sections for its 777 jetliners and an upgraded version known as 777X. Read more...
14 Nov FHWA Announces Proposal to Improve Bridge Inspection Program The Federal Highway Administration has issued a proposed rule to improve oversight of U.S. bridge inspections by incorporating a risk-based approach and encouraging the use of such technological advancements as unmanned aerial systems and sonar. Read more...
13 Nov FRA Proposal Calls for State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Plans The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a proposed rule that would require states to develop highway-rail grade crossing action plans — or update the action plans they have. Read more...
13 Nov Hacker Seeks About $5 Million Ransom From Pemex by Nov. 30 The hacker behind a cyberattack that has crippled Petroleos Mexicanos’ computer systems since the weekend is hoping to squeeze about $5 million out of the company and appears to have set a deadline of Nov. 30. Read more...
13 Nov California Trucking Association Challenges New State Labor Law The California Trucking Association has amended its 2018 independent contractor federal lawsuit to challenge a new state labor law that the association claims would prevent thousands of motor carriers from contracting with owner-operators. Read more...
13 Nov US Senate Committee Approves Nominee Michael Graham for NTSB WASHINGTON — The panel that oversees commercial transportation in the U.S. Senate easily approved the nomination of Michael Graham to join the National Transportation Safety Board through 2025. Read more...
13 Nov Rail Advocates Push for Pacific Northwest Bullet Train Last week’s vote in Washington state to roll back car registration fees has scrambled transportation budgets. But Pacific Northwest rail advocates are undeterred in pursuing their vision of a bullet train connection among Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, Canada. Read more...