13 Mar Fiat Chrysler Issues Emissions-Related Recall of 863,000 Cars in US Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV recalled almost 863,000 vehicles that violate U.S. emissions standards, another knock for the company after it agreed to make amends for building different trucks and SUVs that polluted more than legally allowed. Read more...
13 Mar Medium-Duty Sales Dip in 'Noisy' Market Sales of medium-duty vehicles in February dipped 3.6% from a year earlier amid a steeper decline in sales of the lightest trucks, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
13 Mar Sizable Shipment of Tesla Model 3s Set for Norway Tesla Inc. is set to make one of the largest deliveries yet of its new Model 3 car to Norway, one of the electric vehicle producer’s biggest markets. Read more...
13 Mar US Cuts Oil Production Forecast for First Time in Six Months The U.S. government cut its oil production forecast for the first time in six months as drillers scale back in smaller shale plays and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Read more...
13 Mar VW to Cut Jobs, Costs in Transition to Electric, Autonomous Cars Volkswagen AG’s main car brand plans to deepen cost cuts and ax more jobs as profits slip in the industry’s shift to electric and self-driving cars. Read more...
12 Mar Sector-Specific Messaging Key to Fighting Human Trafficking, Committee Told WASHINGTON — Training materials on the subject of human trafficking are most effective when tailored to specific industry sectors, said Kendis Paris, executive director of Truckers Against Trafficking. Read more...
12 Mar BNSF, Amtrak Detail PTC Progress at House Hearing Executives from BNSF Railway Co. and Amtrak assured federal lawmakers of their firms’ adherence to congressionally mandated requirements regarding automatic braking technology. Read more...
12 Mar Trump Advances Changes to Unleash Sales of Ethanol-Blend Gasoline The Trump administration on March 12 advanced a plan meant to expand the U.S. market for corn-based ethanol and place trading restrictions on credits that refiners use to prove they are using biofuel. Read more...
12 Mar Wiley Sanders Truck Lines Fined $3 Million for Illegal Transport of Hazmat Materials in California A California trucking company has pleaded guilty to illegally transporting more than 128,000 pounds of lead-contaminated plastic battery chips, a hazardous material known to cause irreversible damage to the health of young children who ingest or inhale the substance in contaminated soil or dust. Read more...
12 Mar Opinion: Multiple Strategies Can Mitigate Driver Shortage While the demand for trucks to haul freight is showing no signs of slowing down, the number of experienced and available truck drivers is not keeping pace. Read more...