Lagos Nigerian Shippers Council and the Federal Road Safety Corps on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will ensure the immediate removal of trucks, tankers, and trailers from all highways across the country. The Partnership between the two agencies was setup up to regulate the sector, by creating a centralized database
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UPS building $90m parcel hub outside Denver
A conveyer belt in the new UPS package distribution facility, which opened Nov. 1 The facility, located in an industrial business park in Aurora, is expected to partially begin operations later this year, in time for the holiday shipping season, UPS said in a statement. Aurora, Colorado - UPS is opening a
MIA debuts web-based cargo flight tracker
Terminal J Miami International Airport Miami, Florida (Air Cargo World) - Soon shippers, freight forwarders and anyone else with skin in the air cargo game will be able to view real-time flight information for airfreight moving through Miami International Airport (MIA), as the Miami-Dave Aviation Department launches its MIA Cargo Flight
Google and AutoNation partner on self-driving car program
AutoNation agreed to provide repair services for Waymo's self-driving cars. (Waymo) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Google is partnering with AutoNation, the country’s largest auto dealership chain, in its push to produce self-driving cars for wide use. AutoNation said Thursday that its dealerships will provide maintenance and repairs for Waymo’s self-driving fleet
Singapore Airlines Unveils Its Plush Hotel Rooms in the Sky
Plush Hotel Rooms in the Sky Carrier’s A380s offer double beds, wardrobes, vanity counters Overhaul based on customer feedback, Singapore Air says In the battle to fill their seats with high fliers, the world’s top airlines are rolling out evermore luxurious options for top-tier travelers. Singapore Airlines Ltd. on Thursday unveiled its first
Auto parts supplier moves forward with $30M Indiana plant
Lear Corp SUV seat manufacturing plant in northwestern Indiana HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — Automotive parts supplier Lear Corp. is moving forward with construction of a new $30 million SUV seat manufacturing plant in northwestern Indiana. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports the Southfield, Michigan-based company plans to consolidate its Hammond and Portage operations at
Luxury auto brands are scrambling to avoid a blue Christmas
luxury cars: Luxury auto brands DETROIT (Reuters) - When financial markets surge to new records, sales of luxury cars usually rise, too. Instead, October U.S. auto sales reports on Wednesday showed that a collapse in sales of luxury sedans is accelerating. Consumers have gradually shifted over to luxury sport utility vehicles from
U.S Postal Service eyes next-day Sunday delivery for holiday
LOS ANGELES, CA - U.S. Postal Service employee Arturo Lugo delivers an Express Mail package during his morning. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – As consumers demand ever-quicker and convenient package delivery, the U.S. Postal Service wants to boost its business this holiday season by offering what few e-commerce retailers can
Carmakers post mixed U.S. October sales as trucks, SUVs reign
FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Warren Transmission Operations Plant in Warren, Michigan October 26, 2015. Photo taken October 26. DETROIT (Reuters) - Major automakers posted mixed U.S. new vehicle sales in October on Wednesday, though America’s love affair with high-margin pickup trucks and SUVs was
Honda profit slips on air-bag woes despite sales growth
Honda Motor's logo is seen on Civic sedan car at its showroom in Tokyo, Japan October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Honda had agreed to a $605 million settlement in the U.S in September over faulty Takata air-bag inflators in its cars TOKYO (AP) — Honda Motor Co.’s fiscal second-quarter profit slipped compared to