03 Jun Jobless Claims Dip Below 400,000 for First Time in Pandemic Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance dipped below 400,000 for the first time during the pandemic as hiring accelerates and the economy strengthens heading into the summer months. Read more...
02 Jun Biden, Capito Talk Infrastructure; Will Reconvene June 4 WASHINGTON — For nearly an hour, President Joe Biden and the top Senate Republican negotiating infrastructure met June 2 behind closed doors — two seasoned legislators engaged in another round of conversations, but emerging with few outward signs of tangible progress ahead of a deadline next week. Read more...
02 Jun Consumer Brands Launches Supply Chain Disruption Task Force The Consumer Brands Association on June 2 launched a new task force aimed at increasing visibility and easing supply chain pressures. Read more...
02 Jun Cheeseburger While You Charge? Musk Pursues Tesla Restaurant Concept Move over, In-N-Out Burger. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., is one step closer to opening a diner. Read more...
02 Jun Drone Demo Offers a Taste of the Future of Delivery A Deuce Drone flew some smoothies to waiting consumers June 1 in Mobile, Ala., but the real payload might have been a peek at the legislative support that drone delivery startups need in order to get off the ground. Read more...
02 Jun New DHL Report Focuses on Strong Growth of E-Commerce A new DHL report says the post-COVID-19 economy will continue to rely more on e-commerce as delivery companies find more environmentally sustainable ways to get products to consumers. Read more...
02 Jun Autocar Rolls Out a ‘Badass’ New Vocational Truck Autocar is so proud of its new model dump truck, the DC-64D, the company wants people to think of it by the term it’s planning to trademark — Badass. Read more...
02 Jun Trucking Notches Wins in Lawsuit Abuse Legislation As legislators in many states close out their sessions and head home, trucking association leaders are reporting noteworthy progress this year in attacking state laws they say too often enable plaintiff attorneys to seek inflated jury verdicts in truck-involved accident litigation. Read more...
02 Jun Amazon to Hold Prime Day June 21-22 NEW YORK — Amazon said that it will hold its annual Prime Day on June 21 and 22, the earliest it has ever held the sales event. Read more...
02 Jun Dana Builds Its Way Into Expanding Commercial EV Market Tier One supplier Dana Inc. invested more than $400 million over the past three years to get its electrification product portfolio in shape as it aims for a revenue target of $500 million from that by 2023. Read more...