Lufthansa Cargo no longer has to truck shipments back and forth to Detroit Metro Airport from an outside warehouse after opening a facility next to the airfield.
Two truckers working for the same Canadian company were arrested four months apart after separate seizures of cocaine and meth in Michigan.
The Ambassador Bridge over the Detroit River is a vital trade link between Canada and the U.S.
“How do we staff appropriately as we experience this hypergrowth? Detroit just made a ton of sense for that,” said BlueGrace’s vice president of logistics operations.
Canadian truck driver Robert Mitchell had the misfortune of picking up a load of paint thinner on Sept. 11, 2001, with the intention of transporting it to the U.S.
It’s a difficult task selling new vehicles when lot inventories are thin. However, with the right strategy, dealers can overcome disruptions in the automotive supply chain.
Daimler Trucks North America is going to offer fully integrated powertrains for its electric trucks the same way it does diesel trucks — through its Detroit technology subsidiary.
Tight spaces and tight law enforcement can make these bridges nerve-wracking for some truckers.
While critics who oppose the USMCA believe this deal will ultimately disincentivize automotive companies to keep manufacturing facilities in North America due to an increase in production costs, there are strong country-of-origin protections in place that we believe will intensify North American automotive production.
An increase in consumer demand is causing a container clog, with many ports and carriers running out of space. This surge has caused container prices to sharply increase, forcing automotive suppliers to pay a pretty penny for real estate on these large container ships.
Amazon.com will invest $400 million to build a massive distribution center on the site of the old Michigan state fair.
There are so many new features on the New Cascadia that it would take a book to explore them all. Suffice to say this very driver-centric truck is also a maintenance manager’s delight and a business owner’s best investment.
General Motors halted operations at two maquiladoras (factories) located in the Mexican city of Piedras Negras, a consequence of the ongoing strike by 49,000 autoworkers in Detroit. The two maquiladoras […]
Industrial property demand remained tight in the second quarter but a surge of supply may moderate matters, Cushman & Wakefield report says
While Ottawa’s rules are designed to conform with American devices, they will need to undergo a rigorous certification process.
The MOBi-ONE is large enough to move washers and dryers, and do so autonomously through the air, perhaps redefining last-mile drone delivery before it even gets started.
New car sales should remain strong next year, said the National Automobile Dealers Association, but one group is warning of trouble on the horizon.
An investor and startup founder talked about the health of the automotive industry, and how autonomous vehicle trends differ in the car and freight markets.
A magnesium fire in an automotive parts supplier caused F-150 production shutdowns in Dearborn, MI, and Kansas City, MO, earlier this month. The sudden drop-off in demand for freight in those two markets is reflected in our turndown indices.
Outbound rates from the Great Lakes have held steady at the high prices reached during last September’s nationwide spike, but over the past 7 days, they’re trending upward again.
Most of this research is being done in other states, far away from this part of the U.S. Places like California, Detriot, Singapore, and Pittsburgh are fast becoming the new epicenter of research in this sector.
