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Tesla Tester Nearly Crashes While Using ‘Full Self-Driving’

A Truist Securities analyst with a hold rating on Tesla’s stock wrote that he narrowly avoided a crash when he test-drove one of the carmaker’s vehicles and used its driver-assistance system.

July 30, 2024
BusinessFor-HireTop 100

TFI Eyes Large Truckload, LTL Acquisitions in 2025, 2026

TFI International’s ongoing acquisition spree is set to accelerate in 2025, with substantial truckload and less-than-truckload deals on the horizon, according to CEO Alain Bédard.

July 30, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyLogisticsFor-HirePrivateGlobal Freight

FAA Clears Drone Companies to Operate in Shared Airspace

The FAA has cleared Wing and Zipline to fly their drones simultaneously over the suburbs of Dallas-Fort Worth without visual observers, using technology to keep the drones apart.

July 30, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Amazon Deemed Responsible for Hazardous Third-Party Items

Amazon is responsible under federal safety law for hazardous products sold on its platform by third-party sellers and shipped by the company, a U.S. government agency ordered July 30.

July 30, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Modernization Set for North Dakota-Canada Border Crossing

The U.S. General Services Administration has approved a two-year, multimillion-dollar modernization effort at a border crossing between North Dakota and Canada.

July 30, 2024
BusinessPrivate

ADM’s Profit Shrinks on Crop Market Downturn

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.’s quarterly profit shrank more than expected as the grain trading giant faces a downturn in crop markets.

July 30, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Tesla Deploys Fix to 1.85 Million Cars After Hoods Fly Open

Tesla Inc. released a software update to 1.85 million cars in the U.S. to guard against its vehicles’ hoods flying open during driving.

July 30, 2024
BusinessFuel

BP to Hand Shareholders $7 Billion on Stock Buybacks

LONDON — Oil giant BP said it will reward shareholders to the tune of $7 billion this year through the purchase of its own stock, even as it reported a 30% decline in profits in the first half of 2024.

July 30, 2024
GovernmentFuel

Diesel Price Dips 1.1¢ to $3.768 a Gallon

The national average diesel price dropped 1.1 cents to $3.768 a gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released July 29.

July 29, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Unprecedented Vocational Truck Demand Drives Allison Profit

Record demand for Class 8 vocational trucks propelled profit and revenue at Allison Transmission Holdings higher in the second quarter of 2024.

July 29, 2024

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