29 Mar Biden Economic Plan to Focus First on Infrastructure This Week WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will lay out the first part of his multitrillion-dollar economic recovery package this week, focusing on rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure, followed by a separate plan later in April addressing child and health care. Read more...
29 Mar Cargo Ship Stuck in Suez Canal Finally Dislodged SUEZ, Egypt — Workers have successfully set free a colossal containership that for nearly a week has been stuck sideways across the Suez Canal, one of the world’s most crucial arteries for trade, a canal service provider said. Read more...
26 Mar Paccar Parts Participates in Hiring Our Heroes Paccar Parts reaffirmed its commitment to supporting veterans by participating in the Hiring Our Heroes program. Read more...
26 Mar New ATA Panel Seeks to Strengthen Bond Between Truckers, Law Enforcement A new panel of truckers will advise American Trucking Associations’ federation on ways to “grow and strengthen” relationships between the trucking industry and law enforcement organizations nationwide. Read more...
26 Mar Rivian Plans EV Charging Network Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive is borrowing a page from Tesla Inc. and building an exclusive, fast-charger network for its coming R1T pickup and R1S SUV. Read more...
26 Mar Truck Makers Outline Steps to Manage Chip Shortage Production of Class 8 trucks and to a greater degree of medium-duty trucks is at risk as the demand for computer chips exceeds supply in a widening environment of supply chain disruptions. Read more...
26 Mar NLRB Finds Elon Musk Tweet Violated Labor Law DETROIT — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has tweeted his way into trouble with another federal agency, this time the National Labor Relations Board. Read more...
26 Mar VW Seeks Damages From Former Execs for Diesel Scandal BERLIN — Volkswagen is seeking damages from two former top executives for their role in the diesel emissions scandal that cost the German automaker billions of euros and a hefty dent in its reputation. Read more...
26 Mar Truckstop.com Acquires Automated Onboarding Service RMIS Truckstop.com has acquired the automated onboarding and monitoring provider Registry Monitoring Insurance Services, the load board operator announced March 22. Read more...
26 Mar Consumer Sentiment Climbs as Virus Restrictions Ease Consumer sentiment continued to improve in late March to a one-year high as more Americans got coronavirus vaccinations and business restrictions eased in many states. Read more...