04 Sep Manac Completes Acquisition of Trailer Maker Alutrec Manac Inc., Canada’s largest semi-trailer manufacturer, completed the acquisition of Alutrec Inc., a manufacturer specializing in the design and production of aluminum semi-trailers. Read more...
04 Sep Amazon Becomes Second US Company to Reach $1 Trillion Market Value NEW YORK — Amazon has become the second publicly traded company to be worth $1 trillion, hot on the heels of Apple. Read more...
04 Sep Construction Spending Rose 0.1% in July WASHINGTON — Spending on U.S. construction projects ticked up 0.1% in July, led by an increase in homebuilding and the publicly funded building of schools and highways. Read more...
04 Sep TravelCenters of America to Sell Minit Mart Business TravelCenters of America announced a definitive agreement for the sale of its Minit Mart convenience store business to EG Group for $330.8 million as it intends to focus on commercial trucks and other vehicles traveling on interstates, and a new express travel center strategy. Read more...
04 Sep Syfan Partners With Georgia College to Train Future Logistics Pros Students learning about supply chain management and logistics at the University of North Georgia-Dahlonega campus are getting some insider training thanks to a new partnership with Syfan Logistics of Gainesville. Read more...
04 Sep Tesla’s Cobalt-Light Batteries Seen Providing Cost Advantage Tesla Inc.’s lead in battery technology gives it a cost advantage that may last for several years and help the U.S. electric-car maker face down an onslaught of new competition, according to new research from Bloomberg. Read more...
04 Sep Oil Climbs Above $71 as Threat of Gordon Mounts in Gulf Oil gained above $71 a barrel in New York as Tropical Storm Gordon forced evacuations at fields along the U.S. Gulf Coast and threatened supply. Read more...
31 Aug Port of Vancouver Eyes Tariffs Cautiously The Port of Vancouver has enjoyed several years of record-setting commodity movements with international customers, but new tariffs between the United States and other nations are threatening that local prosperity. Read more...
31 Aug US-Canada Trade Talks to Resume Sept. 5 After No Deal Reached U.S. negotiations with Canada on a trade deal will resume Sept. 5 after four days of intense negotiations in Washington ended without an agreement. Read more...
31 Aug Sioux City Kenworth Relocates to Larger Site Sioux City Kenworth has moved its full-service dealership to a new building located on a major truck route in Sioux City, Iowa. Read more...