08 Apr Atlantic Faces Another Wild Hurricane Season After Record 2020 The Atlantic hurricane season is poised to be another wild one, with forecasters predicting an above-average 17 named storms sweeping out of the basin. Read more...
08 Apr US Jobless Claims Jump, Showing Choppy Labor Recovery Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance unexpectedly rose for a second week, underscoring the uneven nature of the labor market recovery. Read more...
08 Apr Syncreon Holdings Reported to Be Weighing $1.5 Billion Sale The owners of supply-chain services company Syncreon Holdings are exploring a sale of the company that could value it at as much as $1.5 billion, including debt, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Read more...
08 Apr Texas Bill Seeks to Reduce Large Jury Verdicts in Crash Lawsuits A bill making its way through the Texas Legislature could make it more difficult for victims to reap multimillion-dollar jury verdicts against truckers in lawsuits that result in serious injury or death following a crash. Read more...
07 Apr Peterbilt Announces New Medium-Duty Trucks and Transmission, Updated Engines Peterbilt Motors Co. announced two new medium-duty box truck models — the 535 and 536 — aimed at the lease and rental segment; and two other models — the 537 and 548 — intended for the vocational “Class 7/8 market” that allow for multiple body builder integrations. Read more...
07 Apr Stakeholders Advocate Action on Biden’s Infrastructure Plan With policymakers aiming to commence consideration of President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan this spring, groups representing every corner of the transportation landscape appear united in their calls for action on Capitol Hill. Read more...
07 Apr EV-Battery Rivals Prod Biden With Rare Trade Veto in Balance Two of the world’s largest electric-vehicle battery-makers have hired top Washington insiders to hold near-daily meetings with the Biden administration in a battle that could affect the electrification plans of Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG. Read more...
07 Apr CVSA Schedules Operation Safe Driver Week for July 11-17 Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's annual event will target risky driving behaviors, particularly speeding. Read more...
07 Apr Why Remote Control Isn’t Required for Self-Driving Vehicles WASHINGTON — As autonomous vehicle testing advances without cohesive federal guidelines, companies are operating under inconsistent or nonexistent rules for how and whether a vehicle is monitored and controlled on the road. Read more...
07 Apr New York Announces Funding Availability for Northern Border Region Projects New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $4.6 million in grant funding is available to support projects related to economic development and infrastructure in the state’s northern border region. Read more...