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Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Full Port of Baltimore Channel Set to Open by June 10

The Army Corps of Engineers now expects to have the full Federal Channel into Port of Baltimore open by June 10 at the latest, a slightly later target than their original timeline of late May.

June 3, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

EV Maker Lucid Chops Hundreds of Jobs Amid Red Ink

NEWARK, Calif. — Lucid Group has revealed its plans to slash hundreds of jobs, part of a reorganization that the maker of electric vehicles hopes will help position it for “future success.”

George Avalos | The (San Jose) Mercury News
May 31, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

Parts Suppliers Fear a Crash With Shift to EVs

Anxiety over a transition to electric vehicles is high in the thousands of businesses that have long supplied parts and equipment for cars and trucks powered by internal combustion engines.

Mike Magner | CQ-Roll Call
May 31, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

NHTSA Investigates After 4 Die in Crash of VinFast EV

NHTSA has opened an investigation into VinFast’s first U.S. electric vehicle model less than a month after four family members were killed in a one-car accident in the California Bay Area.

Brian Gordon | The News & Observer
May 23, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

Unsteady EV Demand Drives Automaker-Supplier Tension

Rising costs and unsteady demand for EVs remain major sources of friction between automakers and their suppliers, according to a new survey examining supplier-automaker relationships.

Luke Ramseth | The Detroit News
May 20, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Motional Halts Las Vegas Commercial Self-Driving Operations

Autonomous vehicle company Motional is halting its Las Vegas commercial self-driving operations and laying off 129 Southern Nevada employees.

Mick Akers | Las Vegas Review-Journal
May 15, 2024
Business, Logistics, TCA

GXO Opens Warehouse in Maryland for Conair

GXO Logistics has opened an approximately 2.1 million-square-foot distribution center in Maryland, a facility that will exclusively serve Conair.

Paul Schott | The Advocate (Stamford, Conn.)
May 14, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Private, TCA

Performance Food Group Takes Electric Plunge

Performance Food Group has seven electric trucks, supported by an array of charging stations, an upcoming installation of solar panels and a fleet of all-electric refrigerated trailers.

Luis Melecio-Zambrano | The Mercury News
May 1, 2024
Business, Equipment, TCA

Stellantis Shipments Fall Amid Transition to New Vehicles

Stellantis NV said its first-quarter revenue decreased 12% to $44.7 billion compared to last year as the company transitions to making a number of next-generation vehicles.

Luke Ramseth | The Detroit News
April 30, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

First Ship Leaves Port of Baltimore via Deeper Channel

The first of 11 ships trapped for a month behind the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge left the Port of Baltimore April 25 using an alternate shipping channel that had just opened.

Lorraine Mirabella | The Baltimore Sun
April 25, 2024