20 Jan Technology, Pandemic Reshape Industry’s Business Models, Panel Says Advancements in technology and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic have driven major changes in trucking, a panel of experts said Jan. 19. Read more...
20 Jan Maryland DOT Weighs Three Proposals for Major P3 The Maryland Department of Transportation has received three proposals from teams composed of private sector firms interested in becoming the developer for major interstate improvement work. Read more...
20 Jan GM’s Mary Barra Boosts Stock as Tech Story Gains Credibility All General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra needed to hit a stock record was $27 billion and a bit of braggadocio. Read more...
20 Jan Anthony Levandowski Receives Trump Pardon Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Anthony Levandowski, saving the engineer from more than a year in prison for stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo. Read more...
19 Jan Diesel Rises 2.6¢ to $2.696 as Price Continues to Increase For the second week in a row, drivers in 2021 are seeing higher diesel prices as the nationwide cost of trucking’s main fuel ticked up, this time 2.6 cents to $2.696. Read more...
19 Jan Plaintiff Attorneys Often Use 'Reptile Theory' to Win Nuclear Trucking Jury Verdicts, Experts Say In trucking accident lawsuits, the "reptile theory" is a method plaintiff lawyers have deployed in pursuit of so-called “nuclear” jury verdicts. Read more...
19 Jan Transportation Nominee Buttigieg Vows to Turn Slogan Into Reality Pete Buttigieg, Biden’s choice to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation, has committed to turn the slogan Build Back Better into reality. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
19 Jan US Automakers Plead for Government Help in Growing Chip Crisis American automakers are asking the U.S. government to help solve a debilitating shortage of computer chips that is closing auto factories worldwide and could restrict production until the fall. Read more...
19 Jan Paccar, Aurora to Partner on Development of Autonomous Trucks Paccar Inc. reached a deal with a California technology startup to develop and sell autonomous versions of two of its most popular Class 8 truck models. Read more...
19 Jan Biden’s Transportation Aid in COVID-19 Package on Congressional Radar The incoming administration is calling on Congress to approve emergency aid for transportation programs as part of a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package. Read more...