21 Jul Infrastructure Bill Fails First Test Vote WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans rejected an effort July 21 to begin debate on a big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters in both parties remained hopeful of another chance in coming days. Read more...
21 Jul Secret Funding for Plaintiff Attorneys Is On Rise, Experts Say A controversial practice of financial firms funding litigation for attorneys who sue trucking companies is putting defense attorneys at a disadvantage — and is on the rise. Read more...
21 Jul Truck Drivers Go On Strike in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico’s largest truck-driver’s union began an indefinite strike July 21, demanding increased cargo rates on the island where 80% of all food is imported. Read more...
21 Jul Startup Couriers Snatch Toehold in Biggest Shake-Up of E-Commerce Era Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, clogging retailers’ logistical pipelines and frustrating consumers. But the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries. Read more...
21 Jul Toyota Adds Suzuki, Daihatsu to Commercial EV, Autonomous Push Suzuki Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. are investing in a Toyota Motor Corp. entity to bring electrification and autonomous driving to commercial vehicles, deepening ties between the automakers. Read more...
21 Jul Ford, Lyft and Argo Team Up to Deploy Robo-Taxis Ford Motor Co. and its partner Argo AI will start a self-driving ride-hailing service with Lyft Inc. in Miami and Austin, Texas, later this year. It will be the biggest commercial rollout of robot rides. Read more...
20 Jul Heartland Express Reports Q2 Revenue Loss but Income Gains Heartland Express saw overall financial gains despite a drop in revenue during the second quarter, the company reported July 19. Read more...
20 Jul Research Could Provide Window Into Driver Shortage The aging trucker workforce and industrywide shortage of drivers present complex issues that could be explored with further research, according to a trucking safety committee. Read more...
20 Jul UK Has Its Own Truck Driver Shortage A shortage of truck drivers, exacerbated by Brexit and COVID, is pushing up delivery costs and leading to empty shelves in stores. Read more...
20 Jul Astronaut Pete? Buttigieg is Game Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was excited to see Jeff Bezos’ blastoff into space July 20, describing space travel as a clear trend for the future. It’s a trip he would love to take himself, even if he doesn’t think it will happen in the foreseeable future. Read more...