28 Nov Trump Says He Doesn’t See a Deal to Keep Government Open President Donald Trump said differences over immigration and tax policy make it unlikely he will reach a deal to prevent a government shutdown with Democratic leaders he’s meeting with Nov. 28. Read more...
28 Nov Democrats Pull Out of Trump Meeting After He Says Deal to Avoid Shutdown Is Unlikely The top two Democratic leaders in Congress pulled out of a meeting with President Donald Trump Nov. 28 after he tweeted that a budget deal with them was unlikely, raising the odds that the U.S. government will partially shut down next week. Read more...
28 Nov FMCSA Seeks Approval to Study Driver Commuting Times The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking approval from the White House Office of Management and Budget to study the safety effects of excessive motor carrier operator work commutes — primarily those exceeding 150 minutes. Read more...
28 Nov Mercedes Plans More Drone Deliveries After 100 Perfect Flights Mercedes-Benz, conducting the biggest test using drones to ship everyday items such as ground coffee and cellphones, said the mini-aircraft completed 100 drop-offs to strategically placed vans in Zurich with a perfect safety record, and more deliveries are planned for next year. Read more...
28 Nov Former Pilot Flying J Sales Executive: ‘I Cheated Customers and I Did It Well’ CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Brian Mosher considered himself a master at the game of defrauding trucking company customers, and he told jurors Nov. 27 he presented details of it to his bosses, including former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and current CEO Jimmy Haslam. Read more...
27 Nov Diesel Rises 1.4¢ to $2.926 a Gallon as Oil Climbs The U.S. average retail price of diesel jumped 1.4 cents to $2.926 a gallon as oil rose above $58 a barrel. Read more...
27 Nov FleetPride Adds Location In Colorado Heavy-duty aftermarket distributor FleetPride Inc. added a location in Montrose, Colo., and the location’s grand opening in November attracted 80 customers from the local market and more than a dozen FleetPride vendors. Read more...
27 Nov MNX Expands in Life Sciences With Logical Freight Buy MNX Global Logistics has acquired Melbourne, Australia-based Logical Freight Solutions to expand its reach in the Asia-Pacific region Read more...
27 Nov Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 27: Congress’ End-of-the-Year Tasks With December fast approaching, congressional leaders are rushing to finalize an ambitious to-do list that includes tax reform, funding for the federal government, immigration policy and disaster relief for regions struck by hurricanes. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
27 Nov VersaCold Opens Phase 1 of New Distribution Center VersaCold Logistics Services opened Phase 1 of its distribution center in Milton, Ontario, which is its largest capital investment ever. Read more...