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Fleets’ Tire Choices Involve Many Factors

Selecting the right tires for a trucking fleet’s specific application and business model is both a science and an art, with experience, industry know-how and common sense mixed in.

March 22, 2021

Automotive Chipmaker Renesas Says Fire Halts Production

Renesas Electronics Corp., one of the biggest makers of automotive chips, said a fire halted production at one of its Japanese plants. The incident may exacerbate a shortage of semiconductors that has already curbed vehicle output across the industry.

March 19, 2021

A Year of Pandemic: Logistics Companies Adapted as Needed

Logistics companies that diversified, were nimble and leveraged data-driven technologies had the best chance to continue operating throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

March 22, 2021

Walmart Opens E-Commerce Marketplace to Non-US Vendors

Walmart Inc. has removed rules requiring sellers on its marketplace website to be registered in the U.S. — an attempt to close the e-commerce gap with Amazon .com Inc. and tap into China’s vast network of manufacturers.

March 19, 2021

Buttigieg Says Biden Plan Will Usher In New Transportation Era

WASHINGTON — An infrastructure plan expected soon from President Joe Biden will offer a “once in a century” opportunity to remake transportation in the United States, where cars and highways are no longer king, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said March 18.

March 19, 2021

Chip Shortage Forces Ford to Build Trucks Without Computers

DETROIT — A global semiconductor shortage and a February winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers.

March 19, 2021

Elizabeth Warren, AOC Lay Down Green Transit Plan for Biden

Progressives in the House and Senate plan to set down a marker March 18 for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plans, introducing a $500 billion proposal to shift U.S. transportation away from fossil fuels.

March 18, 2021

Workflow Software Could Be Part of Solution to Truck Driver Shortage

Trucking has been facing a driver shortage problem for quite some time, but workflow software could be part of the solution.

March 18, 2021

EV Maker Lordstown Dips on SEC Look at Short-Seller Claims

Electric-truck startup Lordstown Motors Corp. fell in extended trading after reporting it received an inquiry on its operations from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

March 18, 2021