Auto Plants Approach Reopenings, Putting Pressure on Detroit
Automakers are cautiously coalescing around plans to reopen North American assembly plants early next month following what will be a roughly six-week shutdown for virtually the entire industry.
April 23, 2020Old Dominion Q1 Profit, Revenue Keep Pace
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.’s first-quarter profit and revenue held steady as the motor carrier didn’t start to see business erode from the coronavirus pandemic until the start of April.
April 23, 2020IoT Device Management for Today's Connected Fleet
Effective IoT management can improve fleet efficiency, empower drivers to save time and money on the road, and make hardware purchases more cost-effective. Please join Samsung and Platform Science to learn best practices for managing IoT in today's world of connected fleets.
April 23, 2020Heartland Express Reports Q1 Net Income of $13.2 Million
Heartland Express Inc. reported a 23.6% drop in first-quarter net income to $13.2 million, or 16 cents per share, from $17.3 million, or 21 cents, in the same period a year ago.
April 23, 2020March Net Trailer Orders Dip Below 7,600, ACT Research Says
Net U.S. trailer orders slipped below 7,600 in March as cancellations sliced the gross tally nearly in half, and production slowed, ACT Research reported.
April 23, 2020Carmakers Pledge 5 Million ‘Talking Cars’ in FCC Airwaves Bid
The U.S. auto industry will deploy millions more wireless systems to help prevent traffic collisions if the Federal Communications Commission abandons a proposal that would take away most of the radio frequencies reserved to carry those signals, according to an industry trade association.
April 23, 2020Anguish Grows in Russia Oil Sector Overwhelmed by Price Fall
As Russia’s small oil producers struggle to survive a historic price crash, some say in private they wish they could just set their crude ablaze.
April 23, 2020ATRI Coronavirus Study Shows Truck Activity Spike, Dip in Six States
Although trucking activity spiked across six states during the coronavirus pandemic’s early days, a recent analysis from the American Transportation Research Institute indicates that such freight activity has declined.
April 23, 2020Experts’ Pessimism Deepens Over Economy’s Health
The U.S. economy likely will shrink when first-quarter gross domestic product figures are released by the federal government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis on April 29.
April 23, 2020Knight-Swift Reports Decline in Q1 Net Income, Revenue
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings reported a decline in net income for the first quarter of 2020 due partially to the effects of tax and foreign currency fluctuations, and also reported a decline in revenue for the period.
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