DHL System Helps Shippers Balance Costs and Sustainability
DHL Supply Chain has developed a program that is designed to help shippers select carriers that are aligned with their environmental goals.
June 9, 2021Commercial Classes 3-8 Trucks Cutting GHG Emissions
Some 49% of all Classes 3-8 commercial vehicles, or nearly 5.5 million trucks, are using advanced diesel engine technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.
June 9, 2021Airbus Set to Move Ahead With A350 Freighter Within Weeks
Airbus SE is poised to begin taking orders for a freighter version of its A350 wide-body as soon as next month, in a challenge to Boeing Co.’s dominance in the market for dedicated cargo aircraft.
June 9, 2021Biden Will Need More Than $52 Billion for Chip Effort, Analysts Say
President Joe Biden’s blueprint for the U.S. semiconductor industry marks an ambitious effort to set industrial policy for a critical sector of the economy, but the strategy will need more money and global support to take back chip supremacy and pre-empt a rival effort from China.
June 9, 2021AASHTO, ITS America Appeal FCC’s 5.9 GHz Spectrum Decision
Opposition to the Federal Communications Commission’s ruling on the 5.9 GHz transportation spectrum band remains active as a pair of stakeholders are formally pushing back on the agency’s move.
June 8, 2021Lordstown Motors Reveals Cash Crisis
Lordstown Motors Inc., an electric-vehicle startup that recently went public, said it may not have the cash to get its debut pickup truck to market — and might not last as a company in the next 12 months if it can’t raise more capital.
June 8, 2021Walmart, Target Unveil Own Versions of Amazon Prime Day
Not to be outdone, Walmart and Target have announced they will hold big sales that will compete with Amazon Prime Day.
June 8, 2021Automakers Face a Threat to EV Sales: Slow Charging Times
DETROIT — If the auto industry is to succeed in its bet that electric vehicles will soon dominate the roads, it will need to overcome a big reason why many people are still avoiding them: fear of running out of juice between Point A and Point B.
June 8, 2021Tesla Heavy Trucking Exec Jerome Guillen Departs
Tesla Inc. has parted ways with Jerome Guillen, a 10-year veteran who most recently served as president of heavy trucking and was one of four top executives running the company, including Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.
June 7, 2021US Recovers Millions in Ransom From Colonial Pipeline Hackers
The U.S. recovered almost all the bitcoin ransom paid to the perpetrators of the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline Co. in May in a sign that law enforcement is capable of pursuing online criminals even when they operate outside the nation’s borders.
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