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GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Labor Talks for Port Workers Continue

The immediate future of the global supply chain rests on a bargaining table in San Francisco, where the union representing all West Coast dockworkers is hashing out a new contract with the assembled bosses of maritime shipping.

June 6, 2022
Business

Roadrunner Executive Dave Renfrew Wins Recruiter Award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Roadrunner Vice President of Capacity Dave Renfrew was named recruiting professional of the year at the 2022 Recruitment and Retention Conference on June 3.

June 3, 2022
GovernmentBusinessFuel

US Boosts Biofuel Quotas as Gas Prices Surge

The U.S. is ordering refiners to boost the use of biofuels such as corn-based ethanol, as the Biden administration tries to strike a balance between competing political and economic pressures while gasoline prices soar.

June 3, 2022
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Tesla Faces Increase in Complaints Over 鈥楶hantom Braking鈥

Tesla Inc. is facing stepped-up scrutiny from U.S. regulators who have received 758 complaints of cars made by the company that suddenly brake at high speeds, more than double the number of reported incidents earlier this year.

June 3, 2022
BusinessEquipment

Class 8 Orders Slip in May

North American Class 8 orders slid to 14,000 units, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers鈥 preliminary data, as underlying conditions that had held back order intake sharply in April, compared with all recent months but one, were little changed.

June 3, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Tesla Pauses Hiring, Musk Says Need to Cut Staff by 10%

Electric carmaker Tesla Inc. needs to cut staff by around 10%, CEO Elon Musk said, noting he had a 鈥渟uper bad feeling鈥 about the economy, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

June 3, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

California Regulators Approve State鈥檚 First Robotic Taxi Fleet

California regulators on June 2 gave a robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in San Francisco, a first in a state where dozens of companies have been trying to train vehicles to steer themselves on increasingly congested roads.

June 3, 2022
BusinessEquipmentPrivate

Walmart to Add Four E-Commerce Warehouses to Speed Deliveries

Walmart Inc. announced plans to build what it said would be a 鈥渉igh-tech鈥 fulfillment center in Joliet, Ill., which is 45 miles southwest of Chicago.

June 3, 2022
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

ATA Leader Chris Spear Doesn鈥檛 See Automation as Threat to Drivers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said he doesn鈥檛 view the ongoing advancement of autonomous trucking as a threat to drivers, since economic factors will ensure demand for drivers for years to come.

June 3, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

US Added 390,000 Jobs in May as Hiring Remained Robust

WASHINGTON 鈥 U.S. employers added a healthy 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure from high inflation and interest rates.

June 3, 2022