Shipments from businesses to businesses will continue to be delivered. (Bernd Weißbrod/dpa/TNS) DUSSELDORF, Germany — The Germany-based logistics company DHL will no longer deliver parcels worth more than $800 to private individuals in North America with immediate effect. In a statement the company said the move, which is a reaction to the ongoing trade dispute ...more
Workers load coal on trucks at a coal yard port on the Yangtze River in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on April 20. (Chinatopix Via AP) BEIJING — China on April 21 warned other countries against making trade deals with the United States to China’s detriment. Governments including those of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea have ...more
Technology vendors showcase their products and services in the exhibit hall at TIA’s 2025 Capital Ideas Conference in San Antonio. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics ) SAN ANTONIO — With a heavy focus on artificial intelligence and workflow automation, transportation technology developers introduced a variety of software products and services for third-party logistics operations at the Transportation ...more
People cross 31st Street in Kansas City, Mo., where the city implemented a "road diet" reducing the street from four lanes to two in an effort to reduce speeding and accidents. (Charlie Riedel/AP) A stylist was just starting her shift at a salon in Kansas City, Mo., when a car smashed through the storefront window ...more
Industry leaders note that systems like TPMS remove “the gap in time” between getting data and acting on its findings. (Ryder System) The data-driven approach has sparked an ongoing evolution for truck fleets in how to manage and understand key aspects of their operations. Normally used in maintenance for engines, drivetrains and emissions performance, this ...more
Powell turns to Trump during his announcement as Fed chair in November 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press) President Donald Trump warned the U.S. economy may slow if the Federal Reserve does not move to immediately reduce interest rates, in his latest broadside against Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Trump said in a social media post April ...more
The agency found users can be required to navigate as many as 23 screens and take up to 32 actions to cancel, according to an FTC statement. (Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg) Uber Technologies Inc. was sued by the Federal Trade Commission, which claims the rideshare and delivery company hurt consumers through “deceptive billing and cancellation practices” as ...more
(shauni/Getty Images) The Department of Transportation this month announced a repeal of a Federal Highway Administration rule for states to establish emission-reduction goals. Led by Secretary Sean Duffy, the department on April 18 indicated FHWA guidance, such as its requisite reporting on such emission targets, was deemed “woke” and contrary to DOT’s agenda in the ...more
Germany-based Heidelberg Materials operates in some 3,000 locations in 50 countries and has 51,000 employees. (Heielberg Materials) Heidelberg Materials North America will build a $7.3 million aggregates distribution terminal in South Carolina’s Lowcountry region along the Interstate 95 corridor, state officials announced. “We are proud that Heidelberg Materials continues to do business in South Carolina ...more
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. (Stephania Corpi/Bloomberg) Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said there’s no agreement yet with her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump after the two spoke last week about lifting U.S. tariffs. The Mexican head of state said April 21 that they had discussed an existing 25% tariff on imported vehicles and an equivalent one ...more
