11 Sep Volvo Cars Shuts Plant With Hurricane Florence Forcing Evacuations Volvo Car Group will temporarily idle its new car factory in South Carolina after Hurricane Florence spurred orders to evacuate areas in the path of the Category 4 storm. Read more...
11 Sep Officials Approve Plan to Widen Maine Turnpike Outside Portland The Maine Turnpike Authority has approved a multimillion-dollar plan to increase capacity and replace three bridges along a portion of the turnpike outside Portland. Read more...
11 Sep Ocean Shippers Fear Engine Failures as Industry Forced to Upgrade Fuel Add oil tankers breaking down at sea to the list of things shipping companies are worrying about as they brace for a once-in-a-generation overhaul to the kind of fuel the industry must consume. Read more...
11 Sep Fort Hills Mine Signals Path for Oil-Sands Revival in Alberta A colossal Canadian oil-sands project may be showing the way forward for an industry many thought would never see new investments. Read more...
11 Sep Opinion: HOS Rulemaking Based on Bad Research Method Here’s a nightmare scenario for you: Imagine if the government used a completely spurious and unscientific research method to study truck safety and driver fatigue. The data generated was unrelated to serious crashes and to drivers falling asleep at the wheel, but that same data was the principal basis of hours-of-service regulations imposed throughout the trucking industry. A really bad dream, right? Read more...
11 Sep Tesla Bull Analyst Says Stock ‘No Longer Investable’ Nomura Instinet analyst Romit Shah downgraded Tesla this morning to neutral from buy in a note titled “No Longer Investable.” The note to clients starts by pointing out that previously he’s been one of the biggest bulls on the Street since initiating coverage last October. Read more...
11 Sep Southern Glazer’s Celebrates Drivers With Festivities, Prizes Drivers for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits will be treated to a slew of festivities and prizes this week. Read more...
11 Sep California Aims to Drop Fossil Fuels for Electricity by 2045 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has set a goal of phasing out electricity produced by fossil fuels by 2045 under legislation signed Sept. 10 by Gov. Jerry Brown. Read more...
11 Sep Bendix Notes Importance of Drivers Bendix has taken National Truck Driver Appreciation Week as a reminder that even as technologies evolve, drivers continue to be crucial. Read more...
11 Sep DCLI to Distribute Food, Snacks to Drivers Direct ChassisLink Inc. has planned a variety of activities at its field offices throughout this week, including distributing meals, snacks and thank-you gifts. Read more...