Another plane-truck collision

Another plane-truck collision

LOS ANGELES—It's been a bad month for truck-plane collisions. This past Saturday, an Aeromexico Boeing 737 ran into an airport-services truck while landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after a flight from Mexico City. Two weeks ago, a small private airplane landing at the Fremont, Ohio, airport clipped a tractor trailer. When the LAX plane hit the utility truck, all eight of the occupants were hurt; two seriously. ...Read the rest of this story

Velociti doubles size of HQ

RIVERSIDE, MO--Velociti Inc., a "technology deployment" company specializing in transportation and networking technology products, is putting the finishing touches on an expansion project that will double the size of its headquarters in this Midwest community. The additional 33,000 sqare feet will not only accommodate Velociti's growing team but will house an expanded warehouse for inventory management, staging and configuration; a fitness center and a cafeteria. ...Read the rest of this story

Jim Hackett to replace Mark Fields at Ford

Executive suite change-up is part of OEM's effort to “transform” automaker for the future.

Ford Motor Co. is tapping Jim Hackett as its new president and CEO to replace Mark Fields, who is retiring. The move comes as the automaker struggled to adopt a new strategic vision regarding mobility and technology in the face of declining stock value.

The OEM has lost nearly 40% of its stock value over the last three years, according to analysts.

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