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BusinessLogisticsTop 100

FedEx Sets Rate Increase, Cites Challenging Operating Environment

FedEx Corp. plans to raise its delivery rates in 2022 by the most in at least a decade as the courier shoulders rising costs in what it called a “challenging operating environment.â€

September 21, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Medium-Duty Sales Fall 6.5% in August for Second-Lowest Month of 2021

Medium-duty U.S. retail sales in August just cleared 18,000 but were the second-lowest of 2021 after February’s bottom of 17,580, WardsAuto.com reported.

September 20, 2021
BusinessSafetyFuel

GM Says Production Starts on Replacement Batteries for Bolts

General Motors said Sept. 20 that production has resumed for battery modules used in recalled Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, and customers could start getting replacement parts by mid-October.

September 20, 2021
BusinessFuel

Shell’s Storm Damage Pinches One-Sixth of Gulf Oil

Royal Dutch Shell Plc warned that production from two of its largest Gulf of Mexico fields won’t resume until next year after Hurricane Ida inflicted “significant structural damage.â€

September 20, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Fed Likely to Signal a Coming Pullback in Economic Support

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is expected this week to send its clearest signal yet that it will start reining in its ultra-low-interest rate policies later this year, a first step toward unwinding the extraordinary support it has given the economy since the pandemic struck 18 months ago.

September 20, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyTop 100

FedEx to Spend $100 Million on Improving Delivery Vehicle Safety

FedEx Corp. plans to spend more than $100 million to improve delivery van safety and reduce costs from accidents, potentially dragging on short-term earnings as the courier faces pressure from rising wages and other expenses.

September 20, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

GM Plans ‘Substantial Shifts’ in Supply Chain as Chip Shortage Persists

General Motors Co. is planning to revamp its supply chain as the pandemic-triggered chip shortage and rising demand for chip-intensive vehicles have demonstrated the need for an overhaul.

September 20, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

NTSB to Investigate Tesla Crash in Florida That Left Two Dead

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Federal officials said Sept. 17 they will investigate a fiery Tesla crash that left two people dead in South Florida.

September 20, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Mohawk’s Christopher Tate Wins Second TMCSuperTech Grand Championship

CLEVELAND — For a second time, Christopher Tate of Mohawk Truck Inc. was named Grand Champion at TMCSuperTech. During his 16th year at the event, Tate claimed victories in two individual stations — fuel & lubes and suspension — and said with this victory he plans to retire from the competition.

September 17, 2021
BusinessEquipment

Tire Industry Association Announces Honors

The Tire Industry Association, which represents all segments of the tire industry, announced a slew of distinctions last month.

September 17, 2021