29 Aug New Route Brings Cargo to Philadelphia via Bigger Panama Canal and 'Panamax' Ships With the long-awaited $5.4 billion Panama Canal expansion completed and allowing bigger ships to carry more cargo through the waterway, some of those larger vessels are coming to the Port of Philadelphia. Read more...
29 Aug Teamsters Leadership Candidates Trade Barbs in Only Debate Before Election WASHINGTON - Teamsters leadership candidates who squared off in the only debate before the fall union election blended their focus on key issues such as retiree pensions with exchanges about their past deeds and frequent name-calling. Read more...
29 Aug Otto's Autonomous Trucks Drive Almost 24/7 to Refine Technology of Tomorrow For now, Otto is focused on logging as many test miles as possible with its five (soon to be six) retrofitted Volvo cabs that it runs almost 24/7 on highways in the Bay Area and elsewhere. Read more...
29 Aug Chevron Unveils Lineup of New CK-4, FA-4 Oils Chevron Products Co., a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., has introduced its new line of Delo 400 API CK-4 and FA-4 heavy duty motor oils coming Dec. 1. Read more...
29 Aug Amazon Fuels Growth at Covenant Despite Overall Rough Road for Trucking America's trucking industry, already struggling with a drop in truck shipments during the first half of 2016, could soon face competition from a behemoth of the logistics industry - Amazon. Read more...
29 Aug ONE20 Launches App to Help Drivers Plan Trips, Save Money Technology startup ONE20 has launched a free membership program that enables drivers to use a mobile application to plan trips, check parking availability, read and write reviews and find discounts. Read more...
29 Aug Lower-Paying Industries See Fastest Wage Growth in US "Joe six-pack gets a raise," proclaim Bank of America Merrill Lynch economists Emanuella Enenajor and Lisa Berlin, commenting on the biggest source of upward pressure on U.S. wages in 2016. Read more...
29 Aug Consumer Spending Advances for Fourth Consecutive Month Consumer spending advanced for a fourth straight month in July, bolstered by stronger income gains, sending the biggest part of the U.S. economy to a solid third-quarter start, Commerce Department figures showed Aug. 29 in Washington. Read more...
26 Aug Exxon to Introduce New Engine Oils on Website ExxonMobil said it will introduce the new product line and details of its Mobil Delvac-branded CK-4 and FA-4 commercial vehicle engine oils on its website, mobildelvac.com on Sept. 20. Read more...
26 Aug NFI Will Pay $1 Million to Settle Overtime Probe National Freight Inc. will pay about $1 million to settle a Labor Department investigation that concluded the New Jersey-based warehouse and distribution company didn't pay 357 driver dispatchers and yard spotters for overtime, the DOL announced. Read more...