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OTTAWA — Police began arresting protesters Feb. 18 in a bid to break the three-week-long string of protests around Canada’s capital by hundreds of truckers angry over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. reported Q4 net income nearly doubled as diluted earnings per share jumped 117% and revenue in the period climbed 20%.

International shipping services provider DHL Express has operated at San Antonio International Airport for more than 30 years, but it’s facing a possible lockout over an alleged lease violation.

The maker of Jeep SUVs and Ram pickup trucks says it has completed installation of the missing ducting for some paint emissions at its Warren Truck Assembly Plant more than two weeks ahead of schedule.

Congressional lawmakers are proposing measures that include a suspension of the federal gas tax to stave off soaring prices at the pump, and are considering other remedies to ease inflationary price increases as Congress averted a federal government shutdown by passing a short-term spending measure.

Rush Enterprises reported gains in fourth-quarter net income and revenue largely on the strength of its aftermarket segment and sales of used vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating complaints of Tesla Inc. cars with Autopilot driver assist that suddenly brake at high speeds, the latest in a string of confrontations between the company and safety regulators.

This spring, the White House announced the launch of the FLOW program which is designed to improve supply chain relationships through a data-sharing exchange. With supply chain stakeholders participating in this program, will the government be able to assist in fixing an industry that is largely privately held? 

Self-driving transportation company Aurora Innovation Inc. on Feb. 16 announced that its fourth-quarter and full-year losses widened, but also said that its available cash soared in the wake of becoming a public company late last year.

Legislation designed to facilitate recovery efforts for communities and commercial corridors hard-hit by natural disasters is ready for debate before the U.S. House of Representatives, the chamber’s top transportation policymaker said recently.