10 Sep Daimler Plots Two-for-One Autonomous Van for City Transport Daimler AG is developing an autonomous electric vehicle that can toggle between a people carrier and a delivery van as the German manufacturer seeks an edge over rivals such as Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo and Deutsche Post AG in shaping the future of mobility. Read more...
09 Sep Editorial: Take a Minute, Thank a Driver It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, the time of year when motor carriers and others connected to trucking make a special effort to recognize the professionals who keep the freight moving. Throughout the week, special events will take place to honor them, and many of those events will feature food. Lots of it. So let’s hope the industry’s drivers have a hearty appetite! Read more...
07 Sep EPA Inspector General to Audit Agency’s Emissions Test on Gliders At the request of four Republican congressmen, the Office of Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to conduct an audit of a 2017 EPA study that concluded glider trucks are bigger polluters than trucks that meet newer federal emissions standards. Read more...
07 Sep Manual Transmissions Rapidly Becoming a Thing of the Past Bryan Berg drives a semi with a 13-speed transmission, and he’s been double-clutching and shifting gears in his rig for 30 years. He’s not about to start driving a truck that shifts automatically. Read more...
07 Sep AI Hedge Fund Is Said to Liquidate After Less Than Two Years The fledgling world of AI hedge funds is claiming one of its first casualties. Read more...
07 Sep Trump Threatens Tariffs on Additional $267 Billion of Chinese Imports President Donald Trump said he’s ready to impose tariffs on an additional $267 billion in Chinese goods on short notice, on top of a proposed $200 billion that his administration is putting the final touches on. Read more...
07 Sep Tesla Erupts in Chaos After Senior Executives Leave, Musk Tokes Up The turmoil at Tesla Inc. reached a fever pitch, as the news that two senior executives are leaving Elon Musk’s electric-car maker emerged just hours after he smoked marijuana during an hours-long interview streamed live online. Read more...
07 Sep Pilot Flying J Drops Appeal of Decision on Santa Fe Truck Stop Proposal Pilot Flying J recently dropped its court appeal of Santa Fe County’s decision to reject a truck stop proposed for a vacant parcel south of the Santa Fe, N.M., city limits. Read more...
07 Sep US Hiring Picked up in August as Pay Surged Most in 9 years WASHINGTON — The pace of hiring in the United States quickened in August, and wages grew at their fastest pace in nine years — evidence that employers remain confident despite the Trump administration’s ongoing conflicts with its trading partners. Read more...
07 Sep Logistics Firm Worldwide Express Moving to Philadelphia’s Navy Yard Worldwide Express is moving its Philadelphia office from Center City to the 1200 Intrepid Ave. office building in the Navy Yard business park being developed by Liberty Property Trust. Read more...