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Congress OKs $350M for Great Lakes Icebreaker

Congress has authorized funding for a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes, a priority that the shipping industry and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) have sought for years to fight ice dams in the lakes and surrounding waterways.

Hayley Harding | The Detroit News
January 3, 2023
Government, Business, TCA

Connecticut Truckers Grapple With New Highway Tax

With a new highway use tax set to taking effect with the new year, the trucking industry in Connecticut still has many questions about how to comply and who must pay the tax and is also floating the possibility of legal action.

Julia Bergman | Connecticut Post, Bridgeport
January 3, 2023
Business, Technology, TCA

Florida’s Blue Innovations Group Betting on Electric Boats

As Tesla helped usher in electric cars, a Tampa Bay, Fla., company seeks to do the same for boating. Blue Innovations Group, founded by former Tesla global head of manufacturing Chuan “John” Vo, is working out of Pinellas Park on a 30-foot-long boat powered by only electricity.

Bernadette Berdychowski | Tampa Bay Times
December 29, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

California Bill Says Tesla Can’t Call Cars ‘Full Self-Driving’

Starting in 2023, Tesla will effectively be banned from advertising its vehicles as Full Self-Driving in California under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Ricardo Cano | San Francisco Chronicle
December 28, 2022
Business, Technology, TCA

Toyota President Expresses Caution on Electric Vehicles

The president of Toyota Motor Corp. is publicly questioning whether the auto industry should transition as quickly to electric vehicles.

William Thornton | Alabama Media Group
December 21, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Railroad Unions Call for Sick Leave Executive Order

Railroad workers are continuing their demand for paid sick days. The Sheet Metal, Air, Rail Transportation Union, or SMART, held an informational picket near the rail yard on Rice’s Point on the afternoon of Dec. 13.

Jimmy Lovrien | Duluth News Tribune, Minn.
December 14, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, TCA

Federal Energy Grants to Spur DC Fast-Charging Development

High-speed charging for electric vehicles could be on its way to becoming a mainstream convenience, available at grocery stores, apartment buildings and other locations many people frequent.

Skip Descant | Government Technology
December 13, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Louisiana in Line for Federal Money to Restore ‘Hurricane Highway’ Shipping Channel

Louisiana may finally be in line for federal money to repair widespread ecological damage to the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet shipping channel.

Mike Smith | The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.
December 9, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Tesla Says Its Self-Driving Tech May Be a ‘Failure,’ but Not Fraud

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology may be a failure, Tesla lawyers admit — but it’s not a fraud.

Russ Mitchell | Los Angeles Times
December 9, 2022
Business, TCA

All States Transport Never Forgets Toy for Joy

Massachusetts-based All States Transport this year bolstered Toy for Joy with a generous $7,500 donation.

Ron Chimelis | The Republican, Springfield, Mass.
December 6, 2022