FedEx Office to Open in 500 Walmart Stores Across US in Next Two Years
You can get everything from food and clothing to tools and toys at Walmart. Now, add packing and shipping to that list.
March 20, 2018Crumbling County Roads: The Unintended Consequence of Energy Industry Traffic
Guadalupe Road in south Victoria County, Texas, was brand new in August 2016 after the county spent $200,000 to repave it for the first time in decades. But in the last few weeks, it began to crumble and crack, forcing county crews to patch up the deteriorating surface.
March 19, 2018Container Volume at Maine’s Largest Port More Than Doubled Over Past Five Years
Shipping containers are piling up on the Portland, Maine, waterfront at a record pace as the state invests millions of dollars into its largest port to encourage the state’s growing trade links to Europe and the North Atlantic region.
March 19, 2018Supporters and Opponents Clash Over Adding Tolls to Connecticut Highways
In an often-passionate debate, advocates squared off March 14 in Connecticut for more than five hours in the long-running battle for electronic highway tolls that has split the legislature.
March 16, 2018Indiana Airport Mulls Expansion Into International Freight
Could the airport in South Bend, Ind., be transformed into a rail-to-air freight hub for international shipping companies that would create hundreds of jobs?
March 16, 2018Report: Uber Keen to Sell Self-Driving Technology to Toyota
Ride-hailing company Uber is in talks to start selling its self-driving technology to Toyota Motor, Japanese media reported March 16.
March 16, 2018Should Self-Driving Cars Be on the Road Before Safety Regs Are in Place? Dianne Feinstein Says ‘No’
The senior U.S. senator from the country’s most tech-savvy state has for months blocked a bill championed by some of California’s biggest tech companies that would cut regulations and get self-driving cars onto roads sooner — and she made it clear March 14 she’s not backing down.
March 16, 2018Covenant Transport Raises Profit Outlook
Covenant Transport raised its profit outlook March 14 for the first quarter after freight revenue rose a better-than-expected 6.3% in the first couple of months of 2018.
March 15, 2018Michigan County Plagued by Potholes Waits for Trump to Deliver on Infrastructure
FRASER, Mich. — Warnings begin as soon as you arrive. Beware of the potholes. They’re everywhere in this Michigan city near Detroit, rattling travelers’ teeth and popping tires, making for a lunar-like obstacle course.
March 14, 2018FedEx Employees Help Give Former Slave Cemetery in Texas Needed Makeover
Jammie Simon can point to the tree where the body of his great-grandfather, Minnie Shelton, was laid to rest. But like many of the nearly 200 former slaves and others buried at Shelton’s Bear Creek Cemetery in Irving, Texas, Simon’s great-grandfather, the former owner of the burial ground, no longer has a tombstone.
March 14, 2018