15 Jul Jobless Claims Fall to Pandemic Low Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance fell last week to a fresh pandemic low, indicating that dismissals are easing as business conditions improve and firms look to increase headcounts. Read more...
15 Jul States’ Road Usage Charge Programs May Offer Model for Federal System, Experts Say Road usage charge initiatives at the state level can offer models for a federal program, which should be formulated sooner rather than later, according to experts gathered at a transportation funding event. Read more...
15 Jul Minneapolis City Council Committee OKs Amended Truck Parking Ban The Minneapolis City Council’s Transportation and Public Works Committee on July 14 voted in favor of amendments introducing gradual fines, to accompany a proposed ban on truck parking in the city. Read more...
14 Jul Toyota Tech Arm Plans Self-Driving Acquisition Spree Toyota Motor Corp.’s software and technology arm plans to embark on an ambitious hiring and acquisition spree as automakers globally jostle for pole position in the race to develop smart cars that will one day drive themselves. Read more...
14 Jul Wildfire Threat Halts Some CN Rail Traffic Again Canadian National Railway Co. told its customers on July 14 that it’s temporarily suspending operations in parts of British Columbia due to wildfires, the latest snarl to rail traffic in the region after recent track damage left thousands of cars idled. Read more...
14 Jul June Medium-Duty Sales Second-Highest in 2021 Classes 4-7 U.S. retail sales rose in June to the second-highest level of the year as they cleared 20,000 units, with all segments improving over the same period last year, WardsAuto .com reported. Read more...
14 Jul DTNA Names Scott Kuebler On-Highway Sales VP Daimler Trucks North America announced that Scott Kuebler was appointed to serve as vice president for on-highway sales. Read more...
14 Jul System Transport Selected to Transport US Capitol Christmas Tree System Transport, the flatbed division of Trans-System Inc., was selected to transport the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree for 2021, the company announced. Read more...
14 Jul Rail Stakeholders Push 15-Year Plan for Northeast Corridor WASHINGTON — As Congress eyes an infrastructure package, a coalition of transportation agencies and Amtrak on July 14 released a 15-year plan of rail improvements for the congested Northeast Corridor that would boost daily train routes and significantly speed travel on Acela express lines. Read more...
14 Jul Mayors, Freight Firms Press Congress, Biden on Infrastructure Bill Mayors representing the country’s major cities are calling on members of Congress and the White House to approve big-picture policies meant to fund infrastructure projects for several years. Read more...