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Wabtec Merger Complete as Strike Threat Hangs Over GE Plant

The merger of GE Transportation, one of the original business units of the General Electric Co., and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. is complete as of Feb. 25.

February 25, 2019

Excelerate Energy ‘Open for Business’ When Natural Gas Prices Spike

A red-hulled tanker is drifting in Massachusetts Bay, trying to capitalize on the two-month window when natural gas in this region can become the most expensive in the United States, and sometimes the world.

February 25, 2019

Trump’s Extension of China Truce Gives Xi Breathing Room on Slowdown

Donald Trump’s decision to extend a deadline on additional tariffs on Chinese goods provides Xi Jinping with some temporary relief as he struggles to arrest an economic slowdown.

February 25, 2019

NTSB Takes Lead Investigating Crash of Amazon Air Cargo Plane

A widebody cargo plane hauling packages for Amazon with three people aboard abruptly plunged out of the sky and slammed into a bay Feb. 23 as it was preparing to land in Houston.

February 27, 2019

North American Leaders Discuss Future of USMCA

WASHINGTON — Trade officials representing the United States, Canada and Mexico committed to advancing the treaty that is meant to serve as a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was announced in late September as an update to NAFTA, which took effect in 1994.

February 24, 2019

Chatbots Are Emerging as Powerful Tools for the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are often not even known as such by the user. Instead, they are often packaged among the automated features of enterprise resource planning systems increasingly used by shipping firms as AI and data science continue to evolve.

March 3, 2019

Pinpointing ETAs

With shippers and receivers demanding tighter delivery windows, trucking companies are utilizing a range of technologies to more accurately predict when drivers will ­arrive at destinations.

March 1, 2019

Daimler Joins BMW in Bid to Be a Force in Ride-Hailing Sector

Daimler AG and BMW AG are pouring more than 1 billion euros into their joint car-sharing and ride-hailing businesses to take on the likes of Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc.

February 22, 2019

BNSF Plans $400 Million in Upgrades to Texas Rail System

Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Co. will spend $405 million this year to upgrade its rail system running throughout Texas.

February 22, 2019

Driver-Shipper Relationships Rely on Respect, Communication

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Communication and respect can ease relationships between truck drivers and shippers, according to panelists gathered at the 2019 Retention and Recruitment Conference on Feb. 21.

February 21, 2019