07 Jul Women In Trucking VP Sparks Chosen for Wreaths Across America Board Debbie Sparks, vice president of the Women In Trucking Association, has been named to the board of directors for Wreaths Across America. Read more...
07 Jul Stellantis Nears Deal to Build Major EV Battery Plant in Italy Stellantis NV is leaning toward building its third European battery plant in Italy after Chairman John Elkann met with government officials in Rome earlier this week, according to people familiar with the discussion. Read more...
07 Jul Egypt Bids Adieu to Suez Canal Saga With Payoff, Party For a nation that provides safe passage for so many ships through its waters, Egypt offered up rather special treatment for the Ever Given. Read more...
07 Jul US Job Openings Rise to Record, Underscore Hiring Difficulties U.S. job openings rose to a fresh record high in May, underscoring persistent hiring difficulties and reflecting more vacancies in the health care, education and hospitality industries. Read more...
07 Jul Ryder Seeks $3.7 Million Default Judgment Against Chanje Ryder Truck Rental Inc. asked a federal judge to issue a $3.7 million default judgment in its civil lawsuit against a Chinese-backed truck maker that allegedly failed to make good on promises to deliver 100 Class 5 electric vehicles to Ryder in 2017. Read more...
07 Jul In Hunt for Infrastructure Deal, Every Democrat Has Leverage WASHINGTON — In a crucial moment for Democrats, party leaders are hunting for a sweet spot that would satisfy their rival moderate and progressive wings on legislation to finance President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar agenda of bolstering the economy and helping families. Read more...
07 Jul Crossroads Trailer Acquires Northcutt Great Dane dealership Crossroads Trailer announced it acquired Northcutt, a trailer sales-and-service operation in Wichita, and Garden City, Kan., that was founded in 1965. Read more...
07 Jul CSX Renews Bid for Approval to Add 1,200 Miles of New England Rail Lines Railroad giant CSX Corp. has struck a new deal to help settle rival Norfolk Southern Railway’s objections to its delayed plan to take over almost 1,200 miles of New England railways. Read more...
07 Jul Western Fires Halt Hundreds of Canada Railcars, Slowing Exports Hundreds of railcars have been halted by wildfires that damaged tracks in western Canada during the region’s severe heat wave, creating a bottleneck of exports and delaying imports. Read more...
06 Jul Truck Parking, Freight Policies Included in House Highway Bill A multiyear highway policy bill recently approved in the U.S. House of Representatives would fund a comprehensive truck parking initiative, and pave the way for the adoption of other freight-centric programs. Read more...