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Inspectors have quietly gathered data on truck driver personal conveyance time and are making plans to soon ask regulators to limit the use of conveyance time to two hours.
House Republicans have proposed using their giant tax and spending bill to end duty-free imports of cheap foreign goods, a perk companies have used to grow their U.S. business for the past decade.
Landstar System reported its first-quarter earnings following a two-week delay caused by a supply chain fraud incident, the company said May 13.
A China-U.S. deal to slash trade tariffs is set to push freight rates higher, as companies rush to use a 90-day grace period to ferry goods across the Pacific Ocean.
It may only be a 90-day reprieve from the steepest of President Donald Trump’s China tariffs, but it’s enough time to entice companies to restart factory operations and start shipping.
Daimler Truck Holding AG cut its sales and profit guidance for the year, citing increasing economic uncertainty in North America.
Feds Question Musk, Tesla on Safety of Driverless Taxis
Federal safety regulators have asked Elon Musk and Tesla to explain how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents when they hit the road in Texas next month before a national rollout.
Diesel Drops 2.1¢ to $3.476 in Fifth Straight Decline
The national average diesel price dipped 2.1 cents a gallon to $3.476, the fifth straight decline, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released May 13.
Last-Mile Carriers Push Tech Providers Toward Innovation
Last-mile delivery companies, which have always aimed for access to real-time visibility and advanced route optimization, face pressure to better use vehicles and make fast deliveries.
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While continuing to endure a stubbornly slow freight market recovery, the largest third-party logistics providers in North America also face a murky outlook for international trade.
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