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The Key to the Trucking Capacity Crunch and Driver Shortage: Shippers

There are a number of steps that a shipper should take to improve workflows, thus making a truck driver’s job less difficult, and earning it the status of “preferred shipper.”

September 14, 2018

Todd Johnson

There are a number of steps that a shipper should take to improve workflows, thus making a truck driver’s job less difficult, and earning it the status of “preferred shipper.”

GM to Recall More Than One Million Vehicles in the U.S.

General Motors Co is recalling more than 1 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles in the United States.

September 13, 2018

Reuters

General Motors Co is recalling more than 1 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles in the United States.

Hurricane Florence: Auto, Packaged Food Supply Chains at Risk

Heavy rains assaulted North Carolina’s Outer Banks early Thursday as Hurricane Florence continued to lumber toward the East Coast, still carrying the threat of a deadly 13-foot ocean surge and flooding rains that will drench the state.

September 13, 2018

Bloomberg

Heavy rains assaulted North Carolina’s Outer Banks early Thursday as Hurricane Florence continued to lumber toward the East Coast, still carrying the threat of a deadly 13-foot ocean surge and flooding rains that will drench the state.

How to Maintain Supply Chain Agility in the Face of Tariffs and Regulations

As headlines warn of yet more U.S. tariffs against China — to the tune of $200bn, or about half of all Chinese exports to the U.S. — uncertainty continues to grow.

September 13, 2018

Alex Saric

As headlines warn of yet more U.S. tariffs against China — to the tune of $200bn, or about half of all Chinese exports to the U.S. — uncertainty continues to grow.

When Your Prescription Drug Is Tainted With a Chemical 'Used to Make Rocket Fuel'

Wayne Pearl, like millions of people with high blood pressure, takes the widely prescribed generic drug valsartan.

September 12, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Wayne Pearl, like millions of people with high blood pressure, takes the widely prescribed generic drug valsartan.

Mid-Atlantic Ports Brace for Hurricane Florence

The U.S. Coast Guard has ordered merchant ships and ports in the mid-Atlantic region to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Florence, which is expected to reach shore on Friday.

September 12, 2018

Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard has ordered merchant ships and ports in the mid-Atlantic region to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Florence, which is expected to reach shore on Friday.

Ford Will Not Build New Focus Cars in U.S., Despite Trump’s Tariffs Tweet

Ford will not be moving production of a hatchback to the U.S. from China — despite Donald Trump’s claim on Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the Focus Active can be built in America.

September 11, 2018

The Guardian

Ford will not be moving production of a hatchback to the U.S. from China — despite Donald Trump’s claim on Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the Focus Active can be built in America.

Elon Musk’s Lofty Goals for Tesla Made This Supplier Recoil at Risk

A little more than two years ago, Elon Musk and other Tesla Inc. executives met with a Mexican auto-parts supplier to discuss an opportunity some companies would kill for.

September 10, 2018

Bloomberg

A little more than two years ago, Elon Musk and other Tesla Inc. executives met with a Mexican auto-parts supplier to discuss an opportunity some companies would kill for.