22 Feb Crossword Puzzle Solution for February 22, 2021 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in February 22, 2021 print edition. Read more...
22 Feb Xos to Go Public and Expand Battery-Electric Vehicle Production Xos Inc., a 5-year-old truck maker focused on delivering battery-electric commercial vehicles in Classes 5-8, announced a definitive agreement to go public through a business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company based in Boca Raton, Fla. Read more...
22 Feb House Transportation Republicans Urge Bipartisan Policymaking Shortly after the House transportation panel handed off pandemic aid recommendations to the Budget Committee, transportation Republican policymakers called the process partisan. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
22 Feb ATA Launches Efforts to Help Texans Battered by Storm American Trucking Associations has launched a relief effort aimed at helping those in Texas and Louisiana impacted by the recent deadly snowstorm. Read more...
22 Feb Kuehne + Nagel Buys Apex Logistics in $1.5 Billion Deal Kuehne + Nagel International AG has agreed to acquire Apex International Corp. in a deal that values the freight forwarder at about $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more...
22 Feb Lucid Motors Reportedly Near Deal to Go Public Lucid Motors Inc. is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with a blank-check company started by investment banker Michael Klein that could be announced early this week, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more...
22 Feb Goodyear Acquires Cooper in All-American Tire Deal Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is acquiring Cooper in a deal with an equity value of $2.8 billion that will combine the two century-old Ohio manufacturers. Read more...
22 Feb LTL Carrier Yellow to Hire 1,500 New Drivers Yellow Corp. is launching a driver-training initiative that aims to bring up to 1,500 new drivers into the trucking industry. Read more...
19 Feb Andrew Johnson Appointed as Head of DTNA Corporate Communications Andrew Johnson was appointed head of corporate communications at Daimler Trucks North America. Read more...
19 Feb International Truck Awarded Sourcewell Contract Navistar Inc. announced its commercial truck and bus brands, International Truck and IC Bus, as well as its parts business, were each awarded cooperative contracts through Sourcewell. Read more...