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BusinessEquipmentSafety

Boeing to Restart 737 Max Production After Four-Month Shutdown

Boeing Co. got a boost after CEO Dave Calhoun told Fox Business that the planemaker’s 737 Max assembly lines will rumble to life later this month.

May 8, 2020
BusinessLogisticsTop 50

Expeditors Sees Profit, Revenue Fall in Q1; Workforce Remains Intact

Global disruptions created by the coronavirus pandemic depressed profits and revenue at Expeditors International in the first quarter.

May 8, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Minnesotans Lose Thousands in Auto Dealer-Shipper Scam

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning Minnesotans about scams in which auto dealers and shippers ask customers to wire money for cars they have bought online.

May 8, 2020
BusinessTechnology

Americold Sees Surge in Q1 Profits, Revenue

Refrigerated warehouse operator Americold Realty Trust saw revenue and profits jump in the first quarter as its storage and distribution network played a key role in supplying a surge in grocery demand in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

May 8, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Casts Doubt on Future of China Trade Deal

President Donald Trump cast doubt on the future of his “phase one” trade deal with China, one of the biggest accomplishments of his first term, saying May 8 that he’s struggling with Beijing in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic.

May 8, 2020
BusinessEquipment

Great Dane Adds Velocity Vehicle Group as Dealer

Great Dane announced Velocity Vehicle Group is now a full-service Great Dane dealer.

May 8, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Orange EV Places First Electric Terminal Truck in Missouri

Orange EV announced Terminal Consolidation Co. deployed an Orange EV T-Series battery-electric terminal truck to move shipping containers at TCC’s Kansas City, Mo., operation.

May 8, 2020
BusinessEquipment

Trucking Industry Chassis Dispute With Ocean Carriers Heats Up

U.S. trucking companies that operate at the nation’s ports are preparing to take a long-simmering financial dispute with overseas ocean carriers to the Federal Maritime Commission.

May 8, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Musk’s Aim to Restart Tesla Plant Sets Up Potential Clash

Tesla Inc. plans to reopen its sole U.S. car factory as soon as May 8, possibly setting up another battle with local health authorities in California.

May 8, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Jobless Rate Triples to 14.7% in Sharpest Labor Downturn

In the harshest downturn for American workers in history, employers cut an unprecedented 20.5 million jobs in April and the unemployment rate more than tripled to 14.7%.

May 8, 2020