20 Jun About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers The Transport Topics’ Top 100 For-Hire Carriers is a listing of the largest trucking companies in North America. Read more...
20 Jun Consumer Comfort Gains on Better Personal Financial Outlook A weekly measure of Americans’ sentiment reached the second-highest level since 2000, adding to indications consumers remain generally upbeat even as respondents said in a monthly poll that they were somewhat less upbeat about their expectations for the economy. Read more...
20 Jun NHTSA Preliminary Estimates Report: Truck-Related Fatalities Up 3% Fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck increased by 3% in 2018 from 2017, despite a decrease of about 1% for all vehicles combined over the same period, according to a preliminary report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Read more...
20 Jun House Kicks Off Debate on Fiscal 2020 Transportation Funding Bill A fiscal 2020 transportation funding measure that proposes additional funding for infrastructure grants is included in a five-bill package that began receiving consideration on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 20. Read more...
20 Jun Waymo to Study Driverless Services With Renault-Nissan Alliance Waymo LLC agreed to explore driverless services with Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., pairing a leader in self-driving technology with the world’s largest automotive alliance. Read more...
20 Jun FMCSA Electronic IT System Glitch Expected to Delay Portion of Driver Training Rule A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration electronic information system glitch is delaying full implementation of the Entry Level Driver Training rule, an agency spokesman confirmed. Read more...
20 Jun Tesla Analysts Warn on Demand, Profits as Quarter Nears End The concerns around the demand for Tesla Inc.’s cars are resurfacing as the second quarter nears a close, with Goldman Sachs analyst David Tamberrino saying volume estimates for the second half of the year and beyond appear to be high, considering there are now fewer “levers to pull to stoke demand going forward.” Read more...
20 Jun Drop in Jobless Claims Latest Sign of Strong Labor Market Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits declined the most in five weeks in another sign the jobs market remains strong, underscoring the outlook of Federal Reserve officials. Read more...
20 Jun Rising Class 8 Sales in May Signal Demand Alive and Well U.S. retail sales of heavy-duty trucks kept up momentum in May, pushing into the 20,000-plus territory for the 10th time over the past year, WardsAutomotive.com reported. Read more...
20 Jun FedEx May See Lackluster Results Lingering Into Next Year FedEx Corp.’s pains are far from over. Expectations from its upcoming fiscal fourth-quarter results already have hit rock bottom, and now analysts say its entanglement in the prolonged U.S.-China trade war may dampen the outlook for the next year as well. Read more...