09 Apr Trucking Leaders Hail West Virginia Bill as Step Against 'Seat Belt Gag Rule' The West Virginia Legislature has passed a bill to allow use or nonuse of seat belts as admissible evidence in civil actions, a legislative step the trucking industry has applauded. Read more...
09 Apr MercuryGate Acquires Cheetah Software MercuryGate International Inc. announced it acquired Cheetah Software Systems. Read more...
09 Apr Biden Meeting to Test Support for Infrastructure Plan in Congress President Joe Biden will meet with Republican and Democratic members of Congress on April 12 to discuss his $2.25 trillion plan to build U.S. infrastructure, an early test of political support for the proposal. Read more...
09 Apr Lion Electric Appoints First Chief Legal Officer Truck maker Lion Electric announced it appointed François Duquette chief legal officer, a newly created role. Read more...
09 Apr Reason Foundation Report on Rest Areas Challenged by Truck Stop Operators A report that suggests a longstanding prohibition on commercial services at interstate rest areas should be lifted is being opposed by a group representing private truck stops. Read more...
09 Apr Dobbs Truck Group Adds 18th Peterbilt Location Dobbs Truck Group announced it broke ground on its latest Peterbilt Motors Co. dealership, as well as Dobbs Truck Group corporate office in Sumner, Wash. Read more...
09 Apr Volvo Plans for Fossil-Free Steel in Trucks Volvo Group has signed a collaboration agreement with steel company SSAB to cover research and development of what Volvo called the world’s first vehicles to be made of fossil-free steel. Read more...
09 Apr Chip Shortage Forces More Production Cuts by GM, Ford DETROIT — The global shortage of semiconductors has forced General Motors and Ford to further cut production at their North American factories as chip supplies seem to be growing tighter. Read more...
09 Apr Amazon Secures Enough Votes to Block Union Effort Amazon has secured enough votes to block a union effort at a warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., proving the might of the online shopping giant and cutting off a path that labor activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the company and beyond. Read more...
09 Apr Musk Statement on Tesla Production Raises Questions DETROIT — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is once again drawing scrutiny for questionable comments he made to Wall Street analysts, this time involving the status of his company’s vehicle production. Read more...