25 Feb New Jersey Budget Includes Record $590 Million for Transit New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a record $40.9 billion budget supported by a millionaire’s tax that would help underpin record spending on New Jersey Transit, pensions and schools. Read more...
25 Feb NTSB Critical of Tesla, Apple in Probe of 2018 Crash The 2018 fatal crash of a Tesla Inc. SUV, in which an Apple Inc. employee was playing a game on his company-issued phone and the car veered into a divider, highlights the “misuses of technology,” a U.S. investigator said Feb. 25. Read more...
25 Feb Fleets, Dealers Discuss Open, Honest Communication ATLANTA — Honesty and communication are the best techniques to help fleets and service dealers work together, according to representatives from both sides of that relationship. Read more...
25 Feb Andrew Cuomo Willing to Provide Information — With Limits — to Feds for Trusted Traveler Programs New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has indicated a willingness to provide information to the federal government on individuals enrolling or renewing their applications for Trusted Traveler Programs, but remains adamant in his refusal to provide state Department of Motor Vehicles database information. Read more...
25 Feb CIE Manufacturing Unveils New Chassis Line ATLANTA — CIE Manufacturing presented the Revere, a new line of chassis, Feb. 24 at American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting. Read more...
25 Feb Mack Launches Active Steering Feature, Earns SmartWay Certification ATLANTA — Mack Trucks announced an active steering option, Command Steer, for its Anthem models that monitors road conditions at nearly 2,000 times per second using truck-mounted sensors to help maintain directional stability, for instance, on rough roads, in high winds or during blowouts. Read more...
25 Feb TMC Awards Four Industry Leaders With Silver Spark Plug Award ATLANTA — Incoming Technology & Maintenance Council Chairman Stacy Earnhardt was among four industry professionals honored with the Silver Spark Plug Feb. 24. Read more...
25 Feb Consumer Confidence Rises Slightly to 130.7 in February WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence improved slightly in February, rising to a reading of 130.7, the highest point since August. Read more...
25 Feb Rich Corrado to Replace Joe Hete as CEO at Wilmington Air Transport Services Joe Hete will step down as chief executive of Wilmington’s Air Transport Services Group Inc. in May and will be replaced by Rich Corrado, the air transport company said Feb. 25. Read more...
25 Feb Port of Los Angeles Sees Coronavirus Drag Through Most of 2020 The shipping industry will remain volatile for most of 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak in China upends the global supply chain, said the head of the largest U.S. container port. Read more...