US House Leaders Plan Late May Highway Bill Markup
Legislation that would modernize the country’s surface transportation operations, with attention to trucking policy, is expected to reach a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives next month.
April 22, 2021DTNA Opens Site for Fueling EVs
Daimler Trucks North America and Portland General Electric announced the opening in Portland, Ore., of what they called the first-of-its-kind heavy-duty electric truck charging site.
April 21, 2021Shell Starship 2.0 to Embark on Cross-Country Trek
Shell Lubricants is planning a second cross-country journey in May to showcase fuel-efficient truck technologies.
April 21, 2021Strategies Exist to Protect Internal Safety Data From Plaintiffs’ Attorneys, Experts Say
When a trucking fleet conducts an internal investigation after one of its drivers is involved in a crash, the results can help to improve safety both for the company and the individual driver. But if a plaintiff attorney gains access to that internal post-accident analysis, the information it contains can turn that company’s good intentions into an element of a legal case that leads to a multimillion dollar jury verdict.
April 21, 2021Tesla Acting General Counsel Departs for Lidar Startup Luminar
Tesla Inc.’s acting general counsel has left the electric car maker for Luminar Technologies Inc., a laser-sensor startup that went public via reverse merger last year.
April 21, 2021CSX Reports Mixed Q1
CSX Corp. reported lower first-quarter income and revenue compared with 2020, officials for the Class I railroad said April 20.
April 21, 2021Amazon Offers Pay-by-Palm at Some Whole Foods
NEW YORK — Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its Seattle headquarters to make paying quicker and more convenient.
April 21, 2021Biden to Pledge Halving Greenhouse Gases by 2030
President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House plans.
April 21, 2021Oregon Considers Making VMT Fee Mandatory
Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would require owners of new, fuel-efficient cars and trucks pay a fee for every mile they drive beginning in 2026.
April 21, 2021Democrats Push $25 Billion to Electrify School Buses
Democratic lawmakers are unveiling legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to electric vehicles, aiming at a component of President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan to improve children’s health.
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