22 Feb Diesel Spike of 9.7¢ Is Most in More Than Three Years Diesel jumped 9.7 cents a gallon, the largest leap in more than three years, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration on Feb. 22. Read more...
22 Feb Biden Gives Small Firms Exclusive Two-Week Access to PPP President Joe Biden said his administration is seeking to help small businesses by giving them exclusive access to the Paycheck Protection Program for two weeks, and he called on lawmakers to pass his $1.9 trillion stimulus plan to provide additional assistance. Read more...
22 Feb Mississippi’s I-20 Bridge Project On Track Despite Weather Mississippi Department of Transportation crews are pressing on with work to replace a bridge carrying Interstate 20 through the state capital. Read more...
22 Feb Crossword Puzzle Solution for February 22, 2021 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in February 22, 2021 print edition. Read more...
22 Feb Xos to Go Public and Expand Battery-Electric Vehicle Production Xos Inc., a 5-year-old truck maker focused on delivering battery-electric commercial vehicles in Classes 5-8, announced a definitive agreement to go public through a business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company based in Boca Raton, Fla. Read more...
22 Feb House Transportation Republicans Urge Bipartisan Policymaking Shortly after the House transportation panel handed off pandemic aid recommendations to the Budget Committee, transportation Republican policymakers called the process partisan. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
22 Feb ATA Launches Efforts to Help Texans Battered by Storm American Trucking Associations has launched a relief effort aimed at helping those in Texas and Louisiana impacted by the recent deadly snowstorm. Read more...
22 Feb Kuehne + Nagel Buys Apex Logistics in $1.5 Billion Deal Kuehne + Nagel International AG has agreed to acquire Apex International Corp. in a deal that values the freight forwarder at about $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more...
22 Feb Lucid Motors Reportedly Near Deal to Go Public Lucid Motors Inc. is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with a blank-check company started by investment banker Michael Klein that could be announced early this week, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more...
22 Feb Goodyear Acquires Cooper in All-American Tire Deal Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is acquiring Cooper in a deal with an equity value of $2.8 billion that will combine the two century-old Ohio manufacturers. Read more...