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Business, Logistics, TCA

Boeing’s Aging Cargo Line Risks Losing Dominance to Airbus

The air cargo business, booming as never before during the global pandemic, is massively dominated by Boeing jets that make up most of the worldwide air freighter fleet. Yet there is a threat to that dominance.

Dominic Gates | The Seattle Times
January 31, 2022
Government, TCA

Young Fan of USPS Gets Own Mini-Mail Truck

All 7-year-old Jacob Hayward wanted for his birthday was to tour the local post office. The young cancer patient got that and much more, thanks to the generosity of his community mail carrier.

Erika Ritchie | The Orange County Register
January 30, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Ford Program to Give California Winegrowers Electric Pickups

SEBASTOPOL, Calif. — Ford Motor Co. on Jan. 26 announced the launch of a pilot program that will equip winegrowers in Northern California with electric pickup trucks, cargo vans and software services in a bid to boost EV and technology adoption among farmers and other commercial customers.

Jordyn Grzelewski | The Detroit News
January 26, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Mobile Reports Record 2021

The volume of traffic through the Port of Mobile’s container terminal hit a record in 2021, the Alabama State Port Authority announced Jan. 10.

Lawrence Specker | Alabama Media Group
January 11, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

GM Aligns With California on Emission Rules

General Motors said it will recognize California’s authority to set vehicle emission standards under the Clean Air Act.

Jamie L. LaReau | Detroit Free Press
January 10, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

CSX Purchase of Pan Am Railway Gets Federal Hearing

Massachusetts DOT told federal regulators overseeing the potential purchase of Pan Am Railways by competitor CSX that the state needs CSX to guarantee track access for east-west passenger trains through Springfield.

Jim Kinney | The Republican (Springfield, Mass.)
January 10, 2022
Business, Logistics, TCA

Return to Sender: Gift Returns Swamping Shippers

Last week, customers at the UPS Store in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood got a pretty good demonstration of what the global supply chain looks like when you try to run it backward.

Paul Roberts | The Seattle Times
January 10, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Autonomous Truck Company Torc to Open Hub in Texas

Torc Robotics is opening an Austin, Texas, engineering hub to accelerate development of its self-driving truck technology.

Lori Hawkins | Austin American-Statesman
January 7, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Cadillac Unveils Concept AV InnerSpace

Cadillac revealed the InnerSpace concept two-passenger electric and autonomous luxury vehicle Jan. 6 at CES in Las Vegas.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
January 7, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

‘Alabama-USA Corridor’ Rail Work to Improve Supply Chain Infrastructure

The Jan. 4 announcement appears to be a significant step in that direction. According to the governor’s office, the overall concept calls for $231.6 million in investment in rail projects “to upgrade economic development infrastructure in central and southern Alabama.”

Lawrence Specker | Alabama Media Group
January 6, 2022