27 Mar Lyft Suggests Drivers Work for Amazon After Ridership Plummets Amazon.com Inc. is teaming up with Lyft Inc. on recruiting the ride-hailing company’s drivers to deliver packages and groceries as the pandemic keeps people indoors. Read more...
27 Mar Yokohama Suspends Production at Mississippi Tire Plant Yokohama Corp. became the latest truck tire manufacturer to shutter a factory, announcing that it will suspend production at its plant in West Point, Miss., as of March 28. Read more...
27 Mar EPA Temporarily Suspends Enforcement of Environmental Rules The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it is temporarily suspending enforcement of its environmental rules, saying it will “generally not seek stipulated or other penalties for noncompliance” during the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more...
27 Mar TuSimple, ZF Pair to Develop Technology for Autonomous Trucks Autonomous driving company TuSimple has reached a deal with German vehicle components maker ZF Friedrichshafen to develop and commercialize technology for autonomous trucks. Read more...
27 Mar Trucking Stakeholders Offer Suggestions to FMCSA for Large-Truck Crash Study Trucking industry trade groups and other stakeholders have made a variety of suggestions to federal trucking regulators about how they should design and conduct a new major study to identify factors contributing to reportable large-truck crashes. Read more...
27 Mar California Agency Approves $2.6 Billion for Multimodal Improvements The California Transportation Commission recently approved $2.6 billion in funding for multimodal improvement projects. Read more...
27 Mar House Passes $2.2 Trillion Rescue Package, Rushes It to Trump WASHINGTON — Acting with exceptional resolve in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package March 27, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
27 Mar Trump Invokes Production Law, Ordering GM to Build Ventilators President Donald Trump on March 27 ordered General Motors Co. to make ventilators for coronavirus patients, invoking a federal law that gives him vast powers over industry in crises and acting as the company is within weeks of starting production on the equipment. Read more...
27 Mar Toyota Shifts Factories to Face Shields, Will Help Device Makers Toyota Motor Corp.’s idled manufacturing facilities in the U.S. will make much-needed face shields and masks, and the Japanese automaker is closing in on deals with medical-device makers to help them boost production. Read more...
27 Mar Senate Confirms Katherine Lemos to Head Chemical Safety Board The Senate on March 23 confirmed Katherine Lemos to become chairwoman of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. Read more...