02 Feb Ryder Provides Paid Time Off for COVID Vaccinations Ryder System Inc. will pay up to six hours for employees to get the coronavirus vaccine, the company said Feb. 1. Read more...
02 Feb CVSA International Roadcheck Set for May 4-6 This year’s International Roadcheck is set for May 4-6, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced. Read more...
02 Feb Missouri DOT Progresses With I-70 Rocheport Bridge Replacement Project The Missouri Department of Transportation is advancing work on a $240 million project to replace the Rocheport Bridge, a vital freight link that carries 3.6 million trucks per year. Read more...
02 Feb Senate Confirms Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary The U.S. Department of Transportation has a new leader in Pete Buttigieg, a 2020 presidential candidate and the former mayor of South Bend, Ind. Read more...
02 Feb Biden Team Will Test Shipping Vaccines Directly to Pharmacies President Joe Biden’s administration will begin to test a program to provide coronavirus vaccines directly to pharmacies, as officials seek to increase the pace of U.S. inoculations. Read more...
02 Feb ArcBest Reports Net Income Increased to $26M During Q4 ArcBest saw revenue and earnings increase from the prior year during the fourth quarter of 2020, the company reported Feb. 2. Read more...
02 Feb Northeastern US Digging Out From Major Snowstorm BOSTON — People of the northeastern U.S. shoveled themselves out Feb. 2 after a two-day snowstorm that shut down public transport, canceled flights and closed coronavirus vaccination sites. Read more...
02 Feb Knight-Swift Acquires Majority Stake in Software Company Eleos Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. announced it acquired a majority stake in Eleos, a Greenville, S.C.-based software company that provides a mobile driver workflow platform for trucking fleets and truck operators. Read more...
02 Feb Uber to Buy Alcohol Delivery Startup Drizly for $1.1 Billion Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to acquire Drizly Inc., which makes an on-demand alcohol delivery app, for $1.1 billion. Read more...
02 Feb Tesla to Fix Touch Screens, Ending Spat With NHTSA DETROIT — After initially refusing a request from U.S. safety regulators, Tesla has now agreed to recall about 135,000 vehicles because the large touch screens on the console can go dark. Read more...