France’s privacy watchdog said Jan. 23 that it hit Amazon’s warehouse unit with a $35 million fine for using an “excessively intrusive system” to monitor worker performance and activity.
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Red Sea Chaos Starting to Impair Profits Across Industries
With the Red Sea crisis roiling shipments of everything from cars to energy, it’s a matter of time before soaring costs and supply chain strains show up in companies’ earnings reports.
January 23, 2024DOT Panel Examines Maintenance Language in Lease Agreements
A U.S. Department of Transportation leasing task force has begun examining maintenance provisions in lease-purchase agreements.
January 23, 2024Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Food Trade, Risk Higher Grocery Costs
Chaos in the Red Sea is starting to disrupt shipments of produce from coffee to fruit — and threatening to halt a slowdown in food inflation that brought some relief to strained consumers.
January 19, 2024FMCSA Leader Robin Hutcheson Is Leaving Agency
Robin Hutcheson will step down as leader of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 26, the agency said Jan. 19.
January 19, 2024States Waive HOS for Fuel Deliveries Amid Severe Weather
Governors from several states have issued emergency proclamations waiving federal hours-of-service requirements for truckers carrying fuel, to prevent shortages in extreme weather.
January 18, 2024FMCSA Weighs Carrier Fitness Determination Rewrite
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reviewing six research papers as it weighs revision of its motor carrier safety fitness determination rules, the agency said.
January 17, 2024Car Safety Systems Less Effective in Detecting Trucks
Better front crash prevention technology in passenger cars could prevent 5,500 rear-end accidents with medium and heavy trucks, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
January 17, 2024Shipping CEOs See No Short-Term End to Red Sea Disruptions
The CEOs of two leading freight carriers said they expect Red Sea threats to disrupt shipping for weeks or months longer.
January 17, 2024US Calls Houthi Shipping Threat an ‘All Hands on Deck’ Issue
The U.S. launched a new strike against the Yemen-based Houthis on Jan. 16, hitting anti-ship missiles in the third assault on the Iranian-backed group in recent days, the U.S. military said.
January 16, 2024