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Tesla, Apple Stocks Surge After Splits Become Effective

Already plumped up by big rallies in 2020, stocks for Apple and Tesla popped again Aug. 31, surpassing record highs after the companies' stock splits took effect.

August 31, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Delta, American Join United in Dropping Most Change Fees for US Trips

This could be the final boarding call for the $200 ticket-change fee that has enraged so many U.S. airline travelers over the past decade.

August 31, 2020
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Ford Ends Ventilator Production After Making 50,000

Ford is ending production of ventilators and returning the factory where they were built to full-time auto-parts output after completing delivering 50,000 ventilators to the government.

August 31, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Female Truckers Start Cross-Country Trip to Honor Women’s Suffrage

WASHINGTON — A team of female truck drivers started a westward journey Aug. 31 to honor the legacy of the first woman who voted.

August 31, 2020
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Amazon’s Boler Davis in Mix to Become First Black Logistics Chief

When Alicia Boler Davis was elevated to Jeff Bezos’ vaunted S-Team leadership council earlier this month, she became the first Black executive to enter Amazon .com Inc.’s upper ranks — and a candidate to run the company’s far-flung logistics empire.

August 31, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Vast Grid Damage Will Leave Some Laura Victims in Dark for Weeks

Parts of Louisiana will be without power for weeks after Hurricane Laura caused “catastrophic” damage to the region’s grid, mangling steel transmission towers and snapping utility poles as if they were twigs.

August 31, 2020
BusinessTechnologySafety

Idelic Updates Suite of Safety Tools, Unveils Performance Dashboard

Idelic, a data and analytics firm that focuses on crash prevention, announced the release of its next generation of fleet insight tools along with a new performance dashboard.

August 31, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

Amazon’s Drone Delivery Fleet Hits Milestone With FAA Clearance

Retail behemoth Amazon .com Inc. took a big leap toward delivering goods from the sky by becoming one of only a handful of companies certified by the U.S. government to operate as a drone airline.

August 31, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Intelligent Trailer Technology Advances

Imagine that a half-loaded trailer sitting in a yard for five days could tell you that its right front outside tire had low air pressure. For a trailer equipped with telematics technology capable of powering itself untethered to a tractor, such a scenario is not only possible, but doable.

August 31, 2020
BusinessTop 100

Interactive Map: Where the 2020 Top 100 Private Carriers Are in North America

Mouse over our interactive map to find out where the 2020 Top 100 Private Carriers are located by region in North America.

August 29, 2020

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