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Volvo Turns 3D Printers From Making Truck Parts to Face Shields

Emmanuel Fargeon has been 3D printing truck parts for Volvo for 23 years, but he never imagined he’d be creating personal protective equipment on one.

Carl Wilson | News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)
April 30, 2020
Business, Technology, TCA

Ford, Rivian Put Plans for Electric Lincoln on Back Burner

Ford and Rivian put their plans on ice to jointly develop a Lincoln-brand electric vehicle, a Lincoln spokeswoman confirmed April 28.

Phoebe Wall Howard | Detroit Free Press
April 29, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, TCA

Georgia Company Builds Hospital Rooms From Shipping Containers

A company is adding more hospital beds for Georgia coronavirus patients one shipping container at a time.

Amanda C. Coyne | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 17, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100, TCA

UPS Shipping First Ventilators From GM Facility to Hospitals

UPS is shipping ventilators made in a General Motors facility to hospitals in the Chicago area.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 17, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

Goodyear Offers ‘Zero Contact’ Customer Service, Announces Convoy Collaboration

People who go to a Goodyear Auto Service store for such things as an oil change or new tires have a new “zero contact” option that limits face-to-face interactions during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Jim Mackinnon | Akron Beacon Journal
April 14, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

California Highway Projects Speed Up With Drivers Off Roads

As state and local officials extend stay-at-home orders, road construction crews across California are taking advantage of reduced traffic to speed up projects.

Wes Venteicher | The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, Calif.)
April 13, 2020
Government, Logistics, TCA

USPS Under Scrutiny on Wisconsin Ballot Delays

The United States Postal Service says that domestic deliveries of mail usually arrive in 1-3 business days. That’s not always the case, as is becoming clear to many of Wisconsin’s registered voters who requested absentee ballots that never arrived.

Adam Rogan | The Journal Times
April 10, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Coronavirus Changing How World Feeds Itself

The coronavirus pandemic is short-circuiting the intricate network of producers and suppliers needed to power the global food system.

David Pierson | Los Angeles Times
April 8, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

UPS Manages Airlift of Health Care Supplies for FEMA

UPS launched a two-week operation to run 25 cargo flights carrying masks, gloves, surgical gowns and other equipment for the health care industry under the federal government’s Project Airbridge.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 7, 2020
Government, Business, TCA

Tesla’s Ventilator Production in New York Has Yet to Begin

Elon Musk promised nearly two weeks ago that the Tesla factory in Buffalo, N.Y., would reopen for ventilator production to help with the coronavirus pandemic. But it still hasn’t happened yet.

Geoff Herbert | Syracuse (N.Y.) Media Group
April 7, 2020