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Future of Workforce a Priority Amid AI Push, Lawmakers Say

WASHINGTON — The advancements in artificial intelligence will require a national strategy that ensures workers are able to adapt to sweeping changes, two members of Congress active in this national debate said Oct. 16.

October 17, 2019

Group Organizing Rebuttal Effort to Revised Chassis Pool Plan at Ports

The simmering dispute between ocean shippers and trucking over the availability, price and quality of chassis has gotten a little hotter.

October 16, 2019

Fed Survey Finds US Economy Being Hurt by Trade Battles

The Federal Reserve, issuing its latest assessment of business conditions around the country, reported Oct. 16 that “persistent trade tensions and slower global growth” were weighing on the economy.

October 16, 2019

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker Promotes $18 Billion Transportation Plan

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker recently testified before the state’s Joint Committee on Transportation to promote proposed legislation for an $18 billion transportation plan.

October 16, 2019

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Thruway Toll Plan Shadows $2.7 Billion Bond Sale

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s still-unclear policy on future toll increases for the new Tappan Zee Bridge and the 570-mile New York State Thruway is casting uncertainty over the agency’s outlook as it returns to the municipal-bond market.

October 16, 2019

Europe’s Ports May Have Spent Millions on Brexit for Nothing

The port of Calais on France’s northern coast has spent 6 million euros ($6.6 million) on facilities for customs officers, updated signage around freshly painted roads and huge extra parking lots for trucks. It may all end up being pointless.

October 16, 2019

GM Has Tentative Deal With UAW, Though Strike May Continue

General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, and the union will decide Oct. 17 whether to continue a more than monthlong strike while the deal is voted on by members.

October 16, 2019

Utility Joins ATA Heroes Truck Program

SAN DIEGO — American Trucking Associations announced that Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. will be the exclusive trailer sponsor for the federation’s Heroes Truck workforce development program.

October 16, 2019

China Beats US 8-1 When It Comes to Charging Electric Cars

There are almost as many places to charge your electric vehicle in Beijing as there are in the entire United States.

October 16, 2019

After Nearly 35 Years With Port Association, CEO Kurt Nagle Retires on Top

Kurt Nagle left the helm of the American Association of Port Authorities on Oct. 16, retiring as its president and CEO after serving the organization for more than three decades.

October 16, 2019