11 May Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Output Again Saudi Arabia announced a surprise move to slash oil output to the lowest point in 18 years as it tries to spur the recovery from an energy crisis that has devastated the kingdom’s finances. Read more...
11 May Harvesters Struggle to Recruit Foreign Crews During Pandemic Kansas harvester Mike Keimig is growing increasingly anxious about whether the foreign seasonal workers he needs to run his nine combines and drive his grain trucks will arrive in time for the start of the winter wheat harvest, which is just weeks away. Read more...
11 May Truck-Lite Holdings Renamed Clarience Technologies Truck-Lite Holdings has changed its corporate name to Clarience Technologies. Read more...
11 May Musk Emerges as Loud Reopen Proponent With Tesla Threats Tesla Inc. asserts that restarting its operations in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t make the company an outlier, nor is it going against the grain. Read more...
11 May Trailer Aerodynamics Suppliers Face Headwinds During Pandemic Manufacturers of aerodynamic trailer equipment are like most companies confronting the dramatic economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but are in some cases also working to prepare for a moment when business eventually picks up. Read more...
11 May Werner Enterprises Launches New Innovation Arm Werner Enterprises launched a new innovation arm to promote technology-rich driver solutions, the company announced May 6. Read more...
11 May Diesel Engine Makers Tackle Challenges Posed by Stricter Emission Standards The lowest level of North American Class 8 truck orders in modern times is not stopping fleets and engine manufacturers from pushing ahead to prepare for more stringent emission regulations. Companies are finding ways to squeeze out better fuel mileage and uptime performance from the next wave of diesel engines. Read more...
08 May USA Truck Posts Net Loss on Declining Revenue in Q1 USA Truck reported a net loss on decreased revenue during the first quarter, the company reported May 7. Read more...
08 May Trucking Sheds 88,300 Jobs in April The Labor Department said 88,300 trucking and warehouse positions were lost in April as unemployment nationwide reached 14.7%. Read more...
08 May Boeing to Restart 737 Max Production After Four-Month Shutdown Boeing Co. got a boost after CEO Dave Calhoun told Fox Business that the planemaker’s 737 Max assembly lines will rumble to life later this month. Read more...