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GM Is Now Detroit’s Smallest Auto-Making Employer

General Motors Co. now employs fewer union-represented American workers than its domestic rivals for the first time since the United Auto Workers started organizing Detroit’s carmakers eight decades ago.

August 29, 2019

Farmers Struggle but Rally Support for Trump

On one hand, farmers have never been this critical of the Trump administration and the trade war with China. On the other, their love for the president seems to be growing.

August 29, 2019

DOT Awards $225 Million in Grants to 20 Bridge Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the first recipients of the Competitive Highway Bridge Program on Aug. 29, awarding $225 million to fund bridge improvements and replacements to 20 projects represented by 18 state departments of transportation.

August 29, 2019

Ryan Meppelink Wins Bronze Medal and Best of Nation Award at WorldSkills in Russia

Ryan Meppelink, a college student and deft diesel mechanic from Zeeland, Mich., won the bronze medal for Heavy Vehicle Technology at the WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia.

August 28, 2019

NYC-Area Rail Bridge Planners Take Another Shot at Federal Funds

New Jersey and New York officials will submit a revised financial plan for the $1.6 billion replacement of a decrepit bridge that’s key to rail traffic in the U.S. Northeast, the latest attempt to secure funding from a recalcitrant administration.

August 28, 2019

McLeod Expands AI, Driver Choice in Time of Transformational Change

DENVER — Harnessing artificial intelligence and enabling more driver input are among the ways McLeod Software is participating in what CEO Tom McLeod described as a time of transformational change for the trucking industry.

August 28, 2019

Amazon Opens Oklahoma Fulfillment Center

Amazon’s newest facility, in Oklahoma City, received its first package Aug. 25. The Amazon fulfillment center is the first of its kind in Oklahoma. It functions as a hub for storage and delivery of products shipped through Amazon and works in conjunction with existing Amazon delivery and sortation centers in the metro area.

August 27, 2019

Perspective: The Power of Leveraging Logistics

As shippers strategically prepare for the future, it’s worth asking how they will value logistics. Will logistics be a source of competitive advantage or a reliable utility?

August 26, 2019

Alabama 6-Cent Gas Tax Increase to Start Sept. 1

For the first time in 27 years, anyone fueling up at a gas station in Alabama soon will fork out more money in taxes that will go directly to the state.

August 26, 2019

Small Texas Airport Continues to Rise Among US Cargo Airports

Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, is continuing its march up the charts when it comes to shipping cargo, airport officials say.

August 26, 2019