21 Apr Strategies Exist to Protect Internal Safety Data From Plaintiffs’ Attorneys, Experts Say When a trucking fleet conducts an internal investigation after one of its drivers is involved in a crash, the results can help to improve safety both for the company and the individual driver. But if a plaintiff attorney gains access to that internal post-accident analysis, the information it contains can turn that company’s good intentions into an element of a legal case that leads to a multimillion dollar jury verdict. Read more...
21 Apr Tesla Acting General Counsel Departs for Lidar Startup Luminar Tesla Inc.’s acting general counsel has left the electric car maker for Luminar Technologies Inc., a laser-sensor startup that went public via reverse merger last year. Read more...
21 Apr Knight-Swift Reports Profit, Revenue Rise in First Quarter Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. saw year-over-year improvements for earnings and revenue during the first quarter, the truckload carrier reported April 21. Read more...
21 Apr CSX Reports Mixed Q1 CSX Corp. reported lower first-quarter income and revenue compared with 2020, officials for the Class I railroad said April 20. Read more...
21 Apr VMRS Codes Venture Into Hydraulic Equipment Hydraulic utility equipment was added to Technology & Maintenance Council’s maintenance coding system updates, the division of American Trucking Associations announced April 20. Read more...
21 Apr Amazon Offers Pay-by-Palm at Some Whole Foods NEW YORK — Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its Seattle headquarters to make paying quicker and more convenient. Read more...
21 Apr Biden to Pledge Halving Greenhouse Gases by 2030 President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House plans. Read more...
21 Apr Oregon Considers Making VMT Fee Mandatory Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would require owners of new, fuel-efficient cars and trucks pay a fee for every mile they drive beginning in 2026. Read more...
21 Apr Democrats Push $25 Billion to Electrify School Buses Democratic lawmakers are unveiling legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to electric vehicles, aiming at a component of President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan to improve children’s health. Read more...
20 Apr GOP Infrastructure Plan Coming Within Days A group of Senate Republicans is aiming to present a broad counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan later this week. Read more...