The empty runway stretching before Mark Hendrickson extends so far that its edges vanish in the heat shimmer of a broiling Central Valley afternoon.
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FedEx Taps University of Memphis Students to Run Call Center
The call center agents talk on headsets to FedEx employees, helping with passwords and other basic troubleshooting and handing off to specialists if necessary.
September 6, 2017Second Round of NAFTA Talks Ends With Major Issues Unresolved
Representatives of the United States, Mexico and Canada declared 鈥減rogress鈥 but unveiled no breakthroughs at the conclusion Sept. 5 of a second round of talks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement
September 6, 2017Trucks, Planes and Tankers Putting Houston Back in Business After Hurricane Harvey
Houston鈥檚 roads, skies and waterways saw increased traffic Sept. 5 as some of the city鈥檚 biggest industries continued a slow march toward business as usual.
September 6, 2017Robots Intended to Reduce Cost of 鈥楲ast-Mile鈥 Deliveries
Robby Technologies is one of three companies that have reached out to the city of Mountain View, Calif., for permission to test robots there.
September 5, 2017Commerce Department: Autonomous Vehicle Technology Will Create Winners and Losers in Transport Industries
Workers in the trucking and other industries that move people and goods could find themselves squeezed out of those jobs by the rise of self-driving trucks.
September 5, 2017Highway From Mexico to Canada Looks for Traction
It鈥檚 only a modest 2.5 miles of a long-term plan to better connect Las Vegas and Phoenix 鈥 the two largest cities in the U.S. not currently linked by an interstate 鈥 and a longer-term dream to link Mexico, the U.S and Canada.
September 5, 2017Houston Port Ready to Ease Shipping Backlog After Hurricane Harvey
More ships sailed into the Houston Ship Channel on Sept. 1 in what will be a parade of vessels laden with crude oil, consumer goods and cruise passengers that have been unable to dock in a region devastated by Hurricane Harvey.
September 5, 2017Record-Breaking Cargo Ship to Call on Savannah Port
Savannah is about to get another visit from another record-breaking cargo ship.
August 31, 2017Scarce Truck Parking Has Atlanta Looking for Solutions
Not nearly enough parking exists in metro Atlanta for truckers who must comply with federal rules that limit how many hours they can drive 鈥 a shortage that鈥檚 about to get worse, thanks to new enforcement procedures
August 30, 2017