26 Apr Elon Musk to Host NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ on May 8 Tesla CEO Elon Musk will host “Saturday Night Live” for the first time on May 8, NBC said. Read more...
26 Apr Cummins, Tula Test Achieves Reduced Emissions Cummins Inc. and Tula Technology Inc. announced Tula’s diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) software was effective in reducing nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide emissions on a Cummins X15 HD Efficiency Series diesel engine. Read more...
26 Apr California Drayage Fleets Face Potential Zero-Emission Mandate The push for zero-emission trucks in California has left drayage operators questioning that approach in light of their previous investments in equipment using natural gas fuel, an industry association executive said. Read more...
26 Apr Renewable Natural Gas Gains Momentum as Trucking Fuel Progressively tougher clean air mandates and the increasing corporate focus on environmental sustainability could signal a larger role for natural gas — especially renewable natural gas — as a trucking fuel, experts said. Read more...
26 Apr Lindsey Graham Floats $900 Billion in Infrastructure Spending Republicans may be ready to back as much as $900 billion in infrastructure spending, according to a senior senator, though that would still be less than half of President Joe Biden’s proposal. Read more...
26 Apr Battery-Metal Rush Pits Miners Against Marine Biologists Controversial plans to mine the ocean floor face a key test this year when a United Nations body unveils rules that could spur the exploitation of hundreds of billions of dollars of battery metals. Read more...
26 Apr UPS Delivers Dream for Boy With Leukemia STOCKTON, Calif. — For a 6-year-old Stockton, Calif., boy who is battling leukemia, dreams do come true. Read more...
26 Apr L.A. Ports Are Slowly Chipping Away at Ship Backlog Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia eased over the past week, with the number of container vessels waiting to enter the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach staying below 20 for five straight days. Read more...
24 Apr Daimler Reports Significantly Higher Q1 Net Income Daimler Group reported higher net income and improved revenue in the first quarter as total vehicle sales climbed 13% compared with a year earlier. Read more...
24 Apr Fleets Cautious About ADAS Adoption, TMC Panelists Say Advanced driver assistance systems have the potential to improve safety, but the road to adoption in trucking likely remains long, according to experts. Read more...