Amazon.com on Nov. 12 took delivery of the 40th and final plane in a lease deal for its expanding air-cargo operation. More may be on the way. A senior executive at an aircraft lessor said Amazon was shopping around for more Boeing 767 freighters and had put out a request for proposals for an additional six jets earlier this year.
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Robert Brown of Bot Auto breaks down the state of autonomous trucking today, and where it's headed.
PortMiami Seeks to Expand Three Years After Controversial 鈥楧eep Dredge鈥 Project
The super ships are coming, and PortMiami 鈥 set in an aquatic preserve at the north tip of Biscayne Bay 鈥 says it needs to get bigger. While the scope of the work remains uncertain, enlarging the busy port just three years after completion of the previous $205 million 鈥淒eep Dredge鈥 is sure to set off another skirmish over potential damage to sea life from digging up the bottom of the shallow bay.
November 13, 2018Daimler, Bosch to Offer Self-Driving Car Pilot
Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler and auto supplier Bosch plan to launch a self-driving car pilot for the public in San Jose, Calif., in the second half of 2019.
November 8, 2018History Channel Debuts 鈥楾ruck Weekend in America鈥
Inspired by the 鈥淪hark Week鈥 ratings phenomenon, the History Channel is turning to trucks. At 8 p.m. Nov. 10, 鈥淭ruck Weekend in America鈥 launches six hours of truck programming that spotlights new trucks, rescue trucks, restoring trucks, how trucks are built in factories and how trucks have transformed our culture.
November 8, 2018Roar Logistics Changes Designs for Buffalo Headquarters
Roar Logistics is redesigning its planned headquarters on Exchange Street in Buffalo, N.Y., after a surprise discovery limited the amount of land available for the new building.
November 8, 2018Growing Logistics Startup FourKites Moving to Larger Office
Shipping logistics startup FourKites is moving its office to the West Loop Gate neighborhood of Chicago, having outgrown its space in the Loop.
November 8, 2018California Voters Reject Gas Tax Repeal
California voters on Nov. 6 rejected Proposition 6, a measure to repeal a recent increase in the state鈥檚 gas tax and one that, in many ways, determines the fate of California鈥檚 roads, bridges and transit.
November 7, 2018Amazon Offers Free Holiday Shipping to Compete With Target
Amazon says it will offer customers free shipping on orders delivered through Christmas regardless of whether they are members of the Prime membership program, a move that comes two weeks after rival Target undercut the company with its own free-shipping offer.
November 5, 2018Sacramento Gets $44 Million in Electric Vehicles
Eleven Sacramento apartment complexes will soon have shareable Volkswagen electric vehicles 鈥 the first benefit the state has received after the company was ordered to spend $800 million promoting EVs as part of a settlement for its 2015 emission scandal.
November 2, 2018Dupr茅 Logistics to Restructure its Strategic Services After Growth
Lafayette-based Dupr茅 Logistics鈥 Strategic Capacity Services has launched a regional reorganization that will include adding personnel after experiencing significant growth in the past two years.
November 1, 2018