Looking like a delegation of toasters from space, a generation of electrically powered, self-driving mail trucks will roll out of a suburban Detroit industrial park later this year. Their mission: Revolutionize mail and package delivery.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Launch Site Risks Being Split in Two by Border Wall
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a big stake in the battle over border security being waged in Congress: a launchpad on the U.S.-Mexico border that it plans to use for rockets carrying humans around the world and eventually to Mars.
February 8, 2019Amazon Reconsidering NYC Headquarters After Opposition
Amazon.com Inc. is reconsidering its plan to build a corporate campus in New York after facing a wave of opposition, according to a news report that cited unnamed people familiar with the matter.
February 8, 2019DOT Announces $705 Million for Repairing Infrastructure Ravaged by Disasters
The Federal Highway Administration will dedicate more than $705 million in emergency relief funds to help 34 states and three territories rebuild infrastructure mangled by natural disasters.
February 8, 2019US Warns EU Tariff Threat Will Return Unless Juncker Delivers
The U.S.-European trade truce struck last summer that has helped keep punitive tariffs at bay is at risk of unraveling, with America’s top diplomat to the European Union citing a lack of goodwill and progress in negotiations.
February 8, 2019Bankruptcy Judge Gives Sears Another Chance
A bankruptcy judge on Feb. 7 approved a $5.2 billion plan by Sears’ chairman and biggest shareholder to keep the iconic business going.
February 8, 2019ATA President Chris Spear Testifying at Senate Infrastructure Hearing
American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee on Feb. 13 to outline myriad concerns within the freight industry about the country’s infrastructure. Testimony has concluded; read Spear's opening statement.
February 13, 2019Trump Says Summit With Xi ‘Unlikely’ by Tariff Deadline Date
President Donald Trump said he won’t meet Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline to avert higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, intensifying fears the two won’t strike a deal before the end of a 90-day truce.
February 8, 20192018 Most Memorable Stories
Because taxes went down, almost everything else that drives the trucking industry went up in 2018. Look back at a newsy year for the industry.
December 17, 2018Infrastructure Stakeholders to Congress: Fix the Highway Trust Fund
Nearly a dozen stakeholders representing local governments and the freight and commuter sectors on Feb. 7 urged a House transportation panel to identify a sustainable source of funding for an infrastructure bill.
February 7, 2019