03 Sep Reason Foundation: North Dakota Tops Highway Performance List; New Jersey Ranks Last North Dakota’s infrastructure, congestion levels and safety record propelled the state to the top spot in a recent report that chronicled the performance of highway systems nationwide. Read more...
03 Sep US Manufacturing Activity Contracts in August WASHINGTON — U.S. factory activity shrank in August for the first time since August 2016, a sign that the trade war with China is weighing down a crucial sector of the economy. Read more...
03 Sep CNH Industrial to Invest $250 Million in Nikola Motor Co. Startup truck manufacturer Nikola Corp. has secured a commitment of $250 million in funding from CNH Industrial N.V. — a leader in natural gas-powered trucks and buses and the parent company of Iveco trucks — in a move designed to accelerate the use of heavy-duty trucks that use battery-electric and fuel cell technologies in North America and Europe. Read more...
03 Sep FedEx Expands Logistics Presence in Latin America FedEx Corp. on Aug. 30 agreed to acquire a Colombian freight-forwarding company and its affiliate to expand its FedEx Logistics offerings in Latin America. Read more...
03 Sep Uber of Trucks Reshapes Nigeria’s Haulage Market An Uber-like app for trucks is making it easier and cheaper for firms to move goods in Africa’s most populous nation. Read more...
03 Sep Time Running Low for Fleets to Convert AOBRDs to ELDs Although the federal electronic logging device mandate has been in effect for nearly two years, the regulation will take full effect later this year when an exemption for older e-log systems is set to expire. Read more...
03 Sep Tesla’s ‘Low-Controversy Execution’ Earns Praise From Analyst Tesla Inc.’s recent progress in a few key initiatives while showing increased efficiency in fulfilling its global order book — all in a relatively quiet manner — is music to the ears of one analyst. Read more...
03 Sep East Coast Braces for Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian is starting to move again, inching toward the northwest and potentially up the U.S. East Coast after bashing the Bahamas for almost two days with high winds and driving rains that have inflicted huge damage, killing five on one island alone. Read more...
02 Sep Crossword Puzzle Solution September 2, 2019 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the September 2, 2019 print edition. Read more...
01 Sep Sept. 1 Tariffs on China Kick In — As Does China's Retaliation The Trump administration slapped tariffs on roughly $110 billion in Chinese imports on Sept. 1, marking the latest escalation in a trade war that’s inflicting damage across the world economy. China retaliated. Read more...