Cities Shop for $10 Billion of Electric Vehicles to Defy Trump
Dozens of U.S. cities are willing to buy $10 billion of electric cars and trucks to show skeptical automakers there’s demand for low-emission vehicles, just as President Trump seeks to review pollution standards the industry opposes.
March 14, 2017Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Optimism Among CEOs in US Shows Biggest Increase Since 2009
Optimism among CEOs of some of the largest U.S. companies jumped in the first quarter by the most since the economy was emerging from the latest recession, as the outlook for sales, the labor market and investment brightened considerably.
March 14, 2017Interstate Acquires American Red Ball World Wide Movers
Interstate Group Holdings, the Springfield, Virginia-based parent of Interstate Van Lines, has acquired Indianapolis-based American Red Ball World Wide Movers, one of the oldest movers of household goods in the United States.
March 14, 2017Federal Maritime Commission Appoints Karen Gregory Regulatory Reform Officer
Karen Gregory, managing director of the Federal Maritime Commission, has been appointed the agency’s regulatory reform officer, acting Chairman Michael Khouri announced March 13.
March 13, 2017Twin 33-Foot Trailers Would Boost Safety, Efficiency, New Analysis Concludes
A new analysis by traffic safety researcher Ronald Knipling has concluded that widespread adoption of twin 33-foot trailers would boost safety and efficiency for U.S. drivers, consumers and businesses.
March 13, 2017Unions Call for Federal Funds, High Labor Standards in $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package
The Trump administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure funding proposal should significantly rely on federal funds and include provisions designed to protect rights of employees, transportation labor leaders said March 13.
March 13, 2017Container Volume at Port of Virginia Falls by Fraction in February
Container volume last month at the Port of Virginia essentially was flat from February a year ago.
March 13, 2017Trump’s Trade ‘Hammer’ Aims to Pound China, Mexico and the WTO
The trade talks on steel imports were dragging on, and Robert Lighthizer didn’t care for the Japanese offer. So he folded it into a paper airplane and launched it across his desk at Japan’s lead negotiator.
March 13, 2017Sen. Schumer Calls for Increased Freight Railroad Safety
The freight train derailment on the Newburgh and New Windsor waterfront March 7 was just one of several making news across the country during the week of March 13.
March 13, 2017Opinion: Eight Predictions for Our Industry
In 2008, I wrote an article where I described a future scenario in which a driver in a truck is leading a convoy of several driverless trucks. In 2011, I began predicting that we would have autonomous cars on the market and on the roadways by 2020. These predictions seem to be turning out better than my 2007 prediction that Apple would not get much market share in the cellphone business.
March 13, 2017