30 Dec NFI Acquires G&P Trucking Co. Supply chain services provider NFI announced it completed the acquisition of G&P Trucking Co. Inc., a logistics provider specializing in asset-based transportation, port drayage and non-asset brokerage solutions in the Southeast. Read more...
30 Dec Diesel Climbs 2.8¢ to $3.069 Per Gallon The U.S. average retail price of a gallon of diesel rose 2.8 cents to $3.069 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 30. Read more...
30 Dec Trump’s Trade Deal ‘In the Bag,’ Adviser Peter Navarro Says The White House’s leading China hawk, trade adviser Peter Navarro, said Dec. 30 that a preliminary trade deal with Beijing is completed. Read more...
30 Dec As Robots Introduced to Warehousing, Workers Have to Adapt NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — Guess who’s getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to mechanical replacements. Read more...
30 Dec Diesel Prices Remain Stable as IMO 2020 Mandate Set to Begin Years of planning and preparation by the ocean shipping, oil and trucking industries are set to pay off as adequate supplies of diesel fuel are expected to be ready now that an International Maritime Organization mandate for the use of lower polluting fuel on ocean vessels is about to take effect. Read more...
30 Dec Oil Extends Gain Near Three-Month High as US Stockpiles Shrink Oil rose for a fifth session, the longest run of gains since July, as a bigger-than-forecast decline in U.S. crude stockpiles eased oversupply concerns. Read more...
30 Dec Tesla Just Delivered Its First China-Built Cars in Shanghai Tesla Inc. delivered its first China-built cars, a milestone for Elon Musk’s company as it accelerates a push in the world’s largest electric-vehicle market. Read more...
27 Dec Tesla Set to Deliver First China-Built Car in Milestone for Musk Tesla Inc. will start delivering China-built cars Dec. 30, a major milestone for Elon Musk’s company as it expands in the world’s largest electric-vehicle market. Read more...
27 Dec Perspective: Succession Planning for Tech Transitions Successful business leaders must learn to anticipate, embrace and respond to the innovations around them, says Ben Wiesen of Carrier Logistics Inc. Has your company planned for the turnover of old technology? Read more...
27 Dec Turkish Leader Unveils Prototypes of Electric Car ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Dec. 27 unveiled prototypes of a domestically produced electric car, putting him closer to fulfilling a long-held dream of building Turkey’s first “national” automobile. Read more...