What The Truck?!? - April 5, 2019
What The Truck?!? episode 62
What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week?
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Weekly Market Update:
Survey data shows upcoming improvement in manufacturing, softening service sector
U.S. rail volumes dip as carriers grapple with flooding impacts
War on Detention update:
Specialty stores and electronic retail tops the list for longest dock times
And then on to the other big headlines of the week:
ICONIQ Capital invests in Truckstop.com at $1B valuation
White House: Trump would let trucks cross Mexican border if it closes
Providence Equity buys GlobalTranz back from The Jordan Company after just 8 months
Stock stumbling, Lyft announces $50 million in transportation initiatives
Big deal, little deal (what's the deal with you)?
Canadian National lays out $615 million capital plan for eastern provinces
March Class 8 truck orders plummet 66 percent from a year
Departure of Maersk's No. 2 executive marks official end of liner operator's foray into oil and gas
Researchers trick Tesla Autopilot using stickers on the road
Walmart is introducing a voice assistant to take on Amazon
Fast Radius raises $48 million to scale up its additive manufacturing capacity
Navistar recalls more than 24,000 International-brand trucks for exhaust pipe defect
Canadian carrier Bison Transport acquires Wisconsin-based trucking fleet
