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Missouri Lawmakers May Ask Voters to Raise Gas Tax in 2021
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two years after Missouri voters decisively rejected a proposal to raise Missouri’s gasoline tax, the leader of the Senate wants a do-over.
CSX Agrees to Buy New England’s Pan Am Railways
CSX Corp. has agreed to buy Pan Am Railways Inc., North America’s largest regional railroad based in New England, extending CSX’s reach in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York and adding Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to its 23-state network.
Tesla Factory in Texas Makes Quick Progress
Construction of the planned Tesla factory in southeastern Travis County, Texas, has been proceeding so fast that watching it take shape is practically a spectator sport.
C.H. Robinson Warns US Companies Could Miss Tariff Refunds
Minnesota transportation and logistics company C.H. Robinson says it has identified almost $1 billion in potential refunds of tariffs its American clients paid on Chinese imports.
Ford Announces Michigan Investments, Plans to Debut New Electric Van
Ford’s newest electric vehicle — a commercial van called the E-Transit — will be unveiled by the company Nov. 12, assembled at Ford’s Kansas City, Mo., plant and be available by late 2021.
Matson Profit Soars on Goods Shipped From China
Matson Inc., Hawaii’s largest ocean cargo transportation firm, continued to capitalize on expanded service from China to the mainland and nearly doubled its third-quarter profit.
Anchorage Airport Among Nation’s Busiest as Pandemic Boosts Cargo Activity
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport remained one of the nation’s busiest airports in recent months as disrupted shipping patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic fueled soaring cargo activity.
TuSimple to Build Hub in Texas, Expects Fully Driverless Routes in 2021
Global automated trucking company TuSimple is setting up shop at AllianceTexas’ newly launched Mobility Innovation Zone, which it hopes will bolster a national expansion and fully driverless testing.
Ford Doubles Down on Testing Autonomous Cars in Miami-Dade
After landing in Miami-Dade in 2018 with a fleet of self-driving cars, Ford announced Oct. 26 that it plans to broaden its presence in the area as it explores the frontiers of autonomous vehicles.
GM to Rename Michigan Plant ‘Factory Zero’
DETROIT — General Motors Co. on Oct. 16 renamed its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant “Factory Zero,” a sign of GM’s deepening commitment to an electric future that insiders call “zero zero zero.”