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Manual Transmissions Rapidly Becoming a Thing of the Past

Bryan Berg drives a semi with a 13-speed transmission, and he’s been double-clutching and shifting gears in his rig for 30 years. He’s not about to start driving a truck that shifts automatically.

Adam Belz | Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
September 7, 2018
Government, Business, TCA

Pilot Flying J Drops Appeal of Decision on Santa Fe Truck Stop Proposal

Pilot Flying J recently dropped its court appeal of Santa Fe County’s decision to reject a truck stop proposed for a vacant parcel south of the Santa Fe, N.M., city limits.

Tripp Stelnicki | The Santa Fe New Mexican
September 7, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA

Logistics Firm Worldwide Express Moving to Philadelphia’s Navy Yard

Worldwide Express is moving its Philadelphia office from Center City to the 1200 Intrepid Ave. office building in the Navy Yard business park being developed by Liberty Property Trust.

Jacob Adelman | Philly.com
September 7, 2018
Government, Safety, TCA

Alaska DOT Reroutes Dalton Highway to Protect Road From Creeping ‘Blob’

Alaska highway workers have moved the Dalton Highway to protect it from a giant mass of frozen debris oozing down a hillside.

Alex DeMarban | Anchorage Daily News
September 7, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

Battling Amazon, Chicago-Based ShipBob Lands $40 Million, Opens Warehouse

With $40 million in new investments announced Sept. 6, Chicago-based e-commerce logistics company ShipBob is eyeing an expansion — starting with a new fulfillment warehouse in Cicero and a push to hire 100 people in the next year.

Ally Marotti | Chicago Tribune
September 7, 2018
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

Kentucky, FHWA Officials Reach Agreement on I-165 Designation

State and federal transportation officials amended on Sept. 4 the William H. Natcher Parkway-I-165 conversion agreement to designate the highway stretching from Bowling Green to Owensboro an interstate before several interchange projects along it are completed.

Austin Ramsey | Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, Ky.)
September 6, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

GM Invests Additional $28 Million in Battery Lab

With plans to launch 20 new electric vehicles globally by 2023, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker will make “major enhancements” to its battery lab in Warren, Mich.

September 5, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Fiat Chrysler Spends $30 Million on Self-Driving Test Site Near Detroit

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is adding more muscle to its self-driving vehicle testing efforts. The company will spend more than $30 million at a new testing and development facility at its Chelsea Proving Grounds west of Detroit.

Eric D. Lawrence | Detroit Free Press
September 5, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 50, TCA

Syfan Partners With Georgia College to Train Future Logistics Pros

Students learning about supply chain management and logistics at the University of North Georgia-Dahlonega campus are getting some insider training thanks to a new partnership with Syfan Logistics of Gainesville.

Joshua Silavent | The (Gainesville, Ga.) Times
September 4, 2018
Business, Safety, TCA

Truck Driver Shortage Constrains Booming Texas Oil Fields

In the busy oil fields south of San Antonio, some big rig trucks sit empty.

Mark Collette | Houston Chronicle
August 31, 2018