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A Rogers Sugar Inc. facility in Vancouver, B.C. Landlords in Canada may have to consider converting retail and office buildings into logistics hubs. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg News)
Canada May Run Out of Warehouse Space This Year
A Rogers Sugar Inc. facility in Vancouver, B.C. Landlords in Canada may have to consider converting retail and office buildings into logistics hubs. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg News)
Canada is in danger of running out of warehouse space by the end of the year, thanks to the boom in e-commerce sparked by the pandemic.
April 6, 2021
Business, Technology
Vehicle frames sit on an assembly line at the Ford Motor Co. Chicago Assembly Plant. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Automakers Want Aid for Car-Grade US Chip Production
Vehicle frames sit on an assembly line at the Ford Motor Co. Chicago Assembly Plant. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Automakers want a portion of the money Congress approved for addressing the global semiconductor shortage to be reserved for vehicle-grade chips — warning of a potential 1.3 million shortfall in car and light-duty truck production in the U.S. this year.
April 6, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment
Tesla's Elon Musk. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)
Tesla’s Blowout Deliveries Lift Shares Even as Smaller Peers Lag
Tesla's Elon Musk. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)
Tesla Inc. first-quarter delivery numbers blew past analysts’ estimates, helping the stock fend off a slide in the broader electric vehicle industry amid growing skepticism about the future of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill.
April 6, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics
The entrance to the canal. (Islam Safwat/Bloomberg News)
Suez Canal Traffic Briefly Stopped as Oil Tanker Loses Power
The entrance to the canal. (Islam Safwat/Bloomberg News)
Traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal was briefly halted April 6, just two weeks after a giant containership ran aground and blocked the waterway that’s vital for global trade.
April 6, 2021
Business, Technology
Samsara
New Samsara Service Helps Carriers Compare to Industry
Samsara
Samsara launched a new service aimed at helping carriers identify areas for improvement by revealing industry benchmarks, the company announced April 6.
April 6, 2021
Government, Business, Safety
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ATA, Insurance Groups Vow to Tackle Towing Fraud, Staged Accidents
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American Trucking Associations, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud have announced a plan to combine their resources to pursue legislation to tackle two of trucking’s biggest problems — towing fraud and staged accidents.
April 6, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment
TMC Kicks Off Spring Meeting in Virtual Format
American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council Annual Meeting is being reconfigured this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with its spring meeting kicking off today under a virtual format.
April 6, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100
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April 6, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment
A box van like this 26-foot demonstrator will likely prove popular. (Kenworth Truck Co.)
Kenworth Launches New Medium-Duty Product Lineup
A box van like this 26-foot demonstrator will likely prove popular. (Kenworth Truck Co.)
PHOENIX — After a model life of nearly 30 years, Kenworth is updating its Class 5 medium-duty vehicles through Class 8, with the introduction of four all-new models: the T180, T280, T380 and T480.
April 5, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics
A truck passes an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News)
Amazon Violated Law in Firing Employee Activists, NLRB Says
A truck passes an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News)
Amazon .com Inc. violated labor law when it fired two high-profile internal critics last year, the National Labor Relations Board’s prosecutors have found.
April 5, 2021