26 Feb Army Corps to Hold Hearing on Proposed Battery Plant at Lordstown, Ohio Plans to build a $2.3 billion electric battery assembly plant near General Motors Corp.’s shuttered automobile plant in Lordstown, Ohio, will be reviewed during a March 12 public hearing in Lordstown. Read more...
26 Feb Second Coast-to-Coast Trek Planned for Shell Starship Initiative Truck ATLANTA — Shell Lubricants is planning a second coast-to-coast run for its Starship Initiative truck, which is designed to study and test fuel-saving technologies for heavy-duty trucks. Read more...
26 Feb Ford COO Sees 2009 Crisis Flashback on Faces of Colleagues Ford Motor Co.’s recently appointed chief operating officer said the struggling automaker is operating with the same sense of urgency and crisis that kept the company out of bankruptcy a decade ago. Read more...
26 Feb Panelists Discuss Fuel-Effiency Opportunities ATLANTA — Fuel efficiency should involve the enthusiasm of the truck driver in addition to aerodynamic features on the vehicle itself, according to John Vesey, over-the-road truck driver with Hirschbach Motor Lines. Read more...
25 Feb Why Cyberattacks Should Be Concerning to Trucking The trucking industry has improved with the use of technology, but the advancement has also increased the risk of cyberattacks. Read more...
25 Feb US Chamber Renews Calls for Fuel Tax Increase WASHINGTON — The expiration this fall of the country’s central highway policy law means that its reauthorization must be urgently addressed by Congress, Ed Mortimer, transportation director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told a Senate committee Feb. 25. Read more...
25 Feb ATA, HudsonCyber Team on Security Program ATLANTA — American Trucking Associations and HudsonCyber on Feb. 25 announced an affinity program for ATA members though which motor carriers of all sizes can gain access to the company’s cloud-based cybersecurity suite. Read more...
25 Feb Oil Dives After CDC Warns of Potential Virus Outbreak in US Oil deepened a three-day rout as panic over a coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. gripped investors and sent shockwaves through commodity, equity and debt markets. Read more...
25 Feb Walmart Denied Rehearing in $54 Million Back Pay Case A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Walmart Inc. a rehearing in a lawsuit that now leaves the carrier with a lower court judgment to pay a large certified class of its California truck drivers more than $54 million in back pay for mostly layovers and rest breaks. Read more...
25 Feb Go Power! Announces New Solar Panels for Trailer Tops ATLANTA — Go Power! announced a 600-watt model of its flexible solar panels, which are designed to fasten across the tops of trailers. The system builds on the 300-watt Solar Flex panel, which can bend as it grips the top of a trailer. Read more...