UN Chief Wants Tax on Profits of Fossil Fuel Companies
GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called June 5 for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming.
June 5, 202419 States Challenge California on Emissions Legal Activism
Alabama is leading a 19-state coalition suing California and four other states in the U.S. Supreme Court over state legal fights against energy companies.
June 5, 2024Correctional Program in Nebraska Celebrates First CDL Grads
Holding new CDLs, five men incarcerated in a work-release corrections center are the first such aspiring truck drivers in a program focused on their re-entry into society.
June 5, 2024Air Products Plans Calif. Hydrogen Truck Refueling Network
Industrial gas giant Air Products plans to build a network of commercial-scale, multimodal hydrogen refueling stations stretching from Northern California to Southern California.
June 5, 2024Report: Cargo Thefts Remained Unusually High in First Quarter
Verisk Analytics’ CargoNet reported that criminal activities impacting the logistics and transportation industry increased 46% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024. Document forgery, in particular, has emerged as a new type of crime in cargo thefts. Story via Connor D. Wolf.
June 5, 2024Truck OEMs’ Battery Cell Group Hires Ford Exec Kearns as CEO
Kel Kearns is slated to be the CEO at the commercial vehicle battery cell manufacturing joint venture set up by Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Trucks & Buses U.S. Holding and Paccar Inc.
June 5, 2024Senators Promote AI Education
Senior senators on the freight transportation committee are promoting artificial intelligence education to improve supply chain industries’ adoption of the technology.
June 5, 2024ZF Appoints Ramiro Gutierrez as Head of North American Unit
Ramiro Gutierrez is to become the top executive in North America at component manufacturer ZF, the company said June 4.
June 5, 2024Walmart Offers Workers Opportunities in Skilled Trade Jobs
NEW YORK — Walmart is offering new perks for its hourly U.S. workers, ranging from a new bonus plan to opportunities to move into skilled trade jobs within the company.
June 5, 2024GOP Seeks Probe of Plug Power’s $1.7 Billion in US Backing
Sen. John Barrasso is asking a government watchdog to investigate nearly $1.7 billion in financing offered last month to hydrogen company Plug Power Inc.
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