Retail Spending Key to Trucking Activity, ATA’s Costello says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gross domestic product fell almost 3.4% in 2020, snapped back 5.4% this year and is expected to grow over 4% next year. Yet, GDP isn't what one analyst gauges trucking activity by.
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No Quick Fix in Sight to Move Freight, Panelists Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fixing the severely kinked supply chain will take well into 2022, panelists said at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 26, 2021Tesla Becomes Lowest-Revenue Company to Hit $1 Trillion Market Value
Tesla Inc. has joined the trillion-dollar-valuation club as the member with the lowest revenue.
October 26, 2021ATA Celebrates Range of Trucking Leaders
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations presented its Driver of the Year Award and introduced the newest graduates of its professional leadership program Oct. 24 during its Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 25, 2021New Challenges, Familiar Issues Combine to Increase Driver Shortage, Costello Says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A collection of factors new and old are combining to create conditions that have driven up the trucking industry’s driver shortage to 80,000, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said.
October 25, 2021Mack Highlights Fuel Economy, Driver-Comfort Features
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mack Trucks Inc. showcased its latest efforts to maximize fuel economy and enhance safety through engine refinements, improved aerodynamics and driver-assistance features at American Trucking Associations’ 2021 Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 25, 2021Inspectors Park More Than 5,600 CMVs During Brake Safety Week
Commercial motor vehicle inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 35,764 inspections during Brake Safety Week, placing 12% of the vehicles inspected out of service due to critical brake-related conditions.
October 25, 2021NTSB Wants Tesla to Limit Where Autopilot Can Operate
DETROIT — The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on recommendations to limit where its Autopilot driver-assist system can operate and to put a system in place to make sure drivers are paying attention.
October 25, 2021Rivian Sees Deeper Loss on Higher Production Costs for Debut EV
Rivian Automotive Inc., the Amazon.com Inc.-backed electric-pickup maker that is seeking to go public, expects to record a quarterly net loss of up to $1.28 billion due to costs associated with the start of production of its debut truck.
October 25, 2021Volvo Trucks Outlines Next Steps Toward Carbon-Free Transport Vision
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volvo Trucks is ramping up sales and deliveries of battery-electric trucks while also reducing carbon emissions within its own facilities and supply chain in North America as part of its global efforts to improve environmental sustainability.
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