Trucking companies can’t add capacity fast enough to take advantage of a flood of new business, analysts say. PHOTO: JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGES Investors hope rising prices to move freight translate to higher profits when carriers including Werner Enterprises, Old Dominion report earnings Trucking fleets are charging higher prices to move freight around the country.
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Maersk, IBM partner on logistics blockchain Joint Venture
Following the past summer’s cyber attack that hobbled operations at FedEx’s subsidiary TNT Express, blockchain technology is gaining traction as a promising way to offset security risks. Earlier this week, IBM and sea freight giant Maersk – itself a victim of a 2017 cyber attack – announced plans to extend their existing partnership
Delta Air to tighten rules for onboard service animals
New York (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines is tightening the requirements for passengers travelling with onboard service and emotional support animals, the carrier said on Friday, following a sharp uptick in pet-related safety issues in recent years. Effective March 1, Delta, the second-largest U.S. airline by passenger traffic, said it will
Congestion pricing: Driving in Manhattan NY could cost $11.52
New York (AP) - A proposal to charge motorists nearly $12 to drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan provoked protests and complaints even before it was released Friday, though there are signs the idea of congestion pricing is quietly gaining momentum in the nation’s largest city. London, Stockholm and Singapore
Lexus, Infiniti luxury car brands test ways to fight Tesla, German rivals
FILE PHOTO: A car with the Lexus logo is seen on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Detroit (Reuters) - Japanese luxury auto brands Lexus and Infiniti are using the Detroit auto show to test new ways to regain momentum
BMW aims to outsell Mercedes by 2020: CEO tells Manager Magazin
Luggage limbo: Bags still missing after JFK airport woes
New York – Newlywed Ziad Dallal and his wife arrived home in New York, with wedding keepsakes in their bags, to find John F. Kennedy International Airport paralyzed by winter weather woes that cancelled flights, froze equipment and separated thousands of passengers from their luggage. Ten days later, the couple on
Florida driver died because of faulty air bag, report says
Boeing to make aircraft seats with car supplier Adient to cut delays
Boeing is moving into making aircraft seats to try to reduce costly delays to deliveries by plane manufacturers, forming a joint venture with car seating leader Adient. Adient Aerospace will develop and sell seats to airlines and leasing companies, both for installation on new airplanes and as retrofits on planes made by
