16 Sep Auto Workers Strike Against GM in Contract Dispute DETROIT — More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Sept. 16 as contract talks with the company deteriorated into a strike. Read more...
16 Sep Energy Prices Spike After Saudi Oil Attack DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Global energy prices spiked Sept. 16 after a weekend attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record, an assault for which President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. was “locked and loaded” to respond. Read more...
16 Sep Convoy Opens Up Access to Automated Network Digital freight broker Convoy on Sept. 16 launched Convoy Now, a program that gives shippers and other logistics companies access to Convoy’s automated, real-time pricing and capacity for both live and drop-and-hook loads. Read more...
13 Sep IMC Launches Pacific Drayage Services for Seattle, Tacoma Markets IMC Cos., a Memphis, Tenn.-based intermodal logistics company, announced it launched Pacific Drayage Services to provide drayage and warehousing services to customers in the Seattle and Tacoma markets of Washington. Read more...
13 Sep Porsche, Tesla Compete on Electric Vehicle Speed First there was derision. Then mockery turned into admiration. Now a battle is unfolding between the most revered names in the automobile world, Porsche and Tesla Inc., on one of the world’s most challenging racetracks. Read more...
13 Sep PGT Trucking Makes Changes to Leadership Roles PGT Trucking Inc. announced changes to executive leadership in a Sept. 12 news release. Read more...
13 Sep Railroads’ PTC Implementation Progressing, FRA Announces Rail operators’ implementation of automatic braking technology continues to show progress, federal regulators announced this week. Read more...
13 Sep Michigan House Bills Could Prompt Local Fuel Taxes Gas prices could look a little different across county lines under legislation proposed in the Michigan House this week. Read more...
13 Sep White House Plans Biofuel Quota Boost to Offset Refinery Waivers President Donald Trump has tentatively agreed to a plan for bolstering ethanol and biodiesel, amid pressure from Midwest U.S. senators who warned the president that without action, he risks votes in next year’s election. Read more...
13 Sep New Volvo Engine Offers Fuel Economy, Efficiency Gains DUBLIN, Va. — The next generation of the 13-liter turbo compound engine from Volvo Trucks North America offers improved fuel economy over the current model, the company announced. Read more...