Logistics Costs Increase to $1.63 Trillion in 2019
Business logistics costs increased marginally in 2019 as conditions in the sector normalized, but the COVID-19 pandemic has brought uncertainty to the outlook for 2020, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals announced in a June 23 report.
June 24, 2020Starsky Robotics Founder Discusses Future of Autonomous Trucking
Automated technology developers are shooting for the moon when they could instead be implementing ground-level initiatives in trucking, the founder of Starsky Robotics says.
June 24, 2020Discount Airline Group Presses for Extension of US Assistance
Smaller U.S. airlines are likely to need more government aid amid an uncertain travel recovery, according to a trade group that represents discounters such as Spirit Airlines Inc., Frontier Airlines and Allegiant Travel Co.
June 23, 2020West Coast Utilities Offer Plan for Charging Stations Along Interstate 5
Several West Coast electric utilities proposed a phased-in approach to electrifying Interstate 5 in an effort to reduce commercial vehicle emissions along the major freight corridor.
June 23, 2020May Tonnage Falls 9.6% Year-Over-Year
Truck tonnage in May declined 9.6% compared with year-ago levels, the steepest seasonally adjusted year-over-year percentage drop since a 10.7% decline in June 2009, American Trucking Associations reported.
June 23, 2020Amazon’s Carbon Footprint Grows 15% Despite Green Pledges
Amazon said June 23 that its carbon footprint rose 15% last year, even as it launched initiatives to reduce its harm on the environment.
June 23, 2020Advocates of Hydrogen Fuel Are Primed for Global Markets
The CEO of Nel ASA, a Norwegian company founded in 1927 and the largest manufacturer of electrolyzer technology that produces hydrogen from water, said Nel is ready to “cut and paste” its manufacturing approach in locations around the world as interest in the alternative fuel climbs.
June 23, 2020Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Trump’s 25% Steel Tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court left intact President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported steel products, rejecting an industry trade group challenge that sought to strip the president of a powerful legal tool for imposing duties.
June 22, 2020Trucking Rises to Meet Unprecedented Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains and caused severe business challenges for many fleets, but it also will be remembered as a time when the trucking industry’s essential role within our society has never been clearer.
June 22, 2020China to Speed US Farm Purchases After Secretive Hawaii Talks
China plans to accelerate purchases of American farm goods to comply with the phase one trade deal with the U.S. following talks in Hawaii this week.
June 19, 2020