New home construction fell in June for a second month as a drop in apartment building outweighed a pickup in single-family projects.
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Orlando Says It’s Open for Business as Automated Technology Hub
The Automated Vehicles Symposium conference that is attracting some of the heaviest hitters in autonomous vehicles could be the first step in making Central Florida a hub for the fast-emerging driverless car industry.
Trump Says He Could Impose More China Tariffs
President Donald Trump reiterated that he could impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports if he wants, after promising to hold off on more duties in a trade-war truce he reached with China’s Xi Jinping last month.
Can e-commerce be more efficient?
As e-commerce grows, so does demand for more warehouses and increased congestion in cities.
U.S. retailers, factories enjoy solid June as fed weighs cut
“Business spending, business confidence and manufacturing production are where the economy is slowing.”
J.B. Hunt jumps as outlook shows ‘no doom, no gloom’ in trucking
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., Ryder Systems Inc. and XPO Logistics Inc. also advanced, as a Standard & Poor’s trucking index posted the biggest intraday gain in three years.
Peloton outlines plan for platoons with driverless following truck
As company works on Level 4 technology for the future, CEO Switkes says fleets reporting strong fuel efficiency gains with existing PelotonPro system.
Peloton outlines plan for platoons with driverless following truck
As company works on Level 4 technology for the future, CEO Switkes says fleets reporting strong fuel efficiency gains with existing PlatoonPro system.
FTR Trucking Conditions Index weakens in May
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index fell back nearly two points in May to a new reading of -2.3. The TCI has been in negative territory since March and reflects a general weakness in conditions affecting carriers. The outlook is for relative stabil
Spot truckload rates slip as capacity returns
National average spot truckload rates dipped last week as capacity returned to the market after the Fourth of July holiday, said DAT Solutions, which operates the industry’s largest network of load boards.
Load-posting volume on the DAT network incr