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, 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.
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, 2020Ford 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, 2020Female 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, 2020Amazon’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, 2020Vast 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, 2020Idelic 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, 2020Amazon’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, 2020Intelligent 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, 2020Interactive 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.
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