A COVID-19 outbreak has upended production at electric truck startup Workhorse Group as nearly 40% of the company’s factory workforce have become infected or exposed to the virus.
November 9, 2020Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
Vital World Trade Route Roiled by Container Crunch
The humble shipping container has a new status in the COVID-19 pandemic: hot commodity.
November 9, 2020Landstar VP, CFO Kevin Stout Transitions to Advisory Role
Landstar System Inc. announced Chief Financial Officer Kevin Stout stepped down Nov. 2, but will remain at the company as special adviser to President Jim Gattoni.
November 9, 2020Taking Aim at Nuclear Verdicts
No fleet wants to be the next one to make news for being on the wrong end of a multimillion dollar settlement. And, yet, the latest research from American Transportation Research Institute shows the numbers rising.
November 9, 2020General Motors Plans 3,000 Hires for EV Development
General Motors Co. is going on a hiring binge to accelerate its development of electric vehicles.
November 9, 2020Arizona DOT Names Preferred Developer for I-10 Project in Phoenix Area
The Arizona Department of Transportation has selected a preferred developer for a project to reconstruct a portion of Interstate 10 in Phoenix that the agency has identified as a key commerce corridor.
November 9, 2020Descartes Bolsters Final-Mile Capabilities With ShipTrack Acquisition
Transportation software firm Descartes Systems Group has purchased ShipTrack, a provider of shipment tracking technology for final-mile carriers, for about $19 million.
November 9, 2020Amazon Grows Delivery Network in Brazil’s Largest Logistics Push
Amazon .com Inc. is opening three new distribution centers in Brazil, marking its biggest logistics push in Latin America’s largest market as competition intensifies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
November 9, 2020Traton, Navistar Agree to Definitive Merger
Fully embracing an alliance begun in 2017, the boards of directors at truck makers Traton SE and Navistar International Corp. approved a definitive agreement to merge, the companies announced Nov. 7.
November 9, 2020Colorado Carrier Apex Transportation to Deliver Capitol Christmas Tree
Apex Transportation, founded in 1996 and based in Henderson, Colo., was chosen to haul this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from Colorado to Washington, D.C.
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