28 Aug Stoughton Hires Two for Key Executive Posts Stoughton Trailers announced two executive appointments, naming Sue Vanderbilt chief financial officer and Jeremy Sanders chief commercial officer. Read more...
28 Aug Uber Expands Self-Driving Safety Report After NTSB Slams Culture Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash on the company’s policies. Read more...
28 Aug Bollinger Plans All-Electric Delivery Van Bollinger Motors, a startup already developing an electric pickup truck and large SUV, plans to go into the commercial vehicle business. Read more...
28 Aug Laura’s Leftovers Move East, Leaving a Disaster in Louisiana The remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the Gulf Coast, and forecasters warn of new dangers as the tropical weather blows toward the Eastern Seaboard this weekend. Read more...
28 Aug Oil Stuck Near $43 as Hurricane Laura Spares US Oil Industry Oil stayed in its recent tight range after Hurricane Laura swept through the U.S. energy heartland without appearing to inflict major damage on key infrastructure. Read more...
27 Aug Companies That Prioritize Quality Work Can Sustain Disruptions, Survey Finds Research firm Gartner in a recent survey found that supply chain companies that build and maintain a culture that prioritizes quality work are better positioned to sustain their businesses when major disruptions occur. Read more...
27 Aug Laura Carves Destructive Path Through Louisiana One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast on Aug. 27, shearing off roofs and killing at least four people, as Laura barreled across Louisiana and maintained ferocious strength while carving a destructive path hundreds of miles inland. Read more...
27 Aug Amazon Fresh Opens First Supermarket in Los Angeles Amazon is soft-launching a new supermarket Aug. 27, with a shopping cart that tallies up items as it enters the basket and enables instant checkout, and Alexa stations throughout the store that can answer questions. Read more...
27 Aug Used Class 8 Sales Decline 16.3% Year-Over-Year in July Used Class 8 vehicles in July were, on average, younger, cost less and had about the same mileage compared to a year earlier, ACT Research reported. Read more...
27 Aug US Rolls Out Free App for Alerts on Vehicle Recalls The U.S. government’s road safety agency is offering a smartphone app that will alert drivers if their vehicles are recalled. Read more...