Members of the International Council on Mining and Metals are planning a joint effort to test hydrogen and other zero-emission technologies in a bid to shift away from diesel-fueled vehicles.
September 29, 2022Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
Economy Drops at 0.6% Annual Rate From April Through June
WASHINGTON 鈥 Battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June, the government announced Sept. 29, unchanged from its previous second-quarter estimate.
September 29, 2022Werner, Kodiak Collaborate on Driverless Longhaul Route
Werner Enterprises has partnered with the driverless trucking technology company Kodiak Robotics to establish an autonomous trucking lane, the companies announced Sept. 29.
September 29, 2022Clean Energy Fuels, Amazon Partner on RNG
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced Amazon.com Inc. will fuel trucks with renewable natural gas at the company鈥檚 public access station in Groveport, Ohio, as the two begin a larger partnership.
September 28, 2022Sustainability Becomes Increasingly Critical to Supply Chain Leaders
Sustainability is increasingly becoming a priority among supply chain leaders because of technology and turbulent economic conditions.
September 28, 2022Work Jurisdiction Issue May Impact Labor Talks for West Coast Ports
A dispute over the assignment of work at a Port of Seattle terminal potentially could disrupt talks to reach a multiyear labor agreement between 22,000 unionized dock and warehouse workers at 29 West Coast ports and management.
September 28, 2022Biden to Oil Industry: Don鈥檛 Raise Prices as Hurricane Nears
President Joe Biden on Sept. 28 warned oil and gas companies against increasing prices for consumers as Hurricane Ian neared landfall along Florida鈥檚 southwest coast.
September 28, 2022FedEx Reports Declining Q1 FY 2023 Income
FedEx Corp. said as the global economy slows, it is aggressively looking to reduce costs, and that it will raise rates across divisions in January.
September 28, 2022Ford Unveils Big, Gas-Fueled Pickup That鈥檚 Funding Its EV Future
Ford Motor Co.鈥檚 redesigned F-Series Super Duty pickup may lack the sex appeal of the Mustang introduced earlier this month, but this hulking warhorse is critical to funding the automaker鈥檚 electric future.
September 28, 2022Amazon鈥檚 Robotaxi Arm Zoox Coming 鈥楽ooner Than People Expect鈥
The CEO of Zoox, Amazon .com Inc.鈥檚 self-driving unit, expects autonomous vehicles to be present in cities 鈥渟ooner than people expect,鈥 but stopped short of saying when her own company鈥檚 product would appear on roads.
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