28 Jan Biden Directs Agencies to Address Climate Change New directives approved by President Joe Biden in response to climate change set in motion an extensive environmental agenda throughout federal agencies while rolling back Trump-era guidance on permitting. Read more...
27 Jan Tesla Disappoints Wall Street With First Results as a Blue Chip Tesla Inc. reported lower-than-expected profit and record revenue, mixed results that disappointed investors used to razzle-dazzle — but more in tune with the S&P 500 heavyweight it has become. Read more...
27 Jan Tutorials, Updated Datasets Among Upgrades Planned for FHWA Bridge Portal The Federal Highway Administration will introduce tutorial videos, fix bugs and update datasets as part of a series of enhancements to its web portal that offers a wealth of data on bridges. Read more...
27 Jan NFI Icon Bernard Brown Dies at 96 Bernard Brown, the visionary behind National Freight Inc., one of the oldest trucking companies in the U.S., died Jan. 21 at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Read more...
27 Jan Canadian National Reports Strong Q4 Earnings Canadian National Railway reported healthy fourth-quarter income and revenue. Read more...
27 Jan Biden Signs Ambitious Climate Change Orders WASHINGTON — In the most ambitious U.S. effort to stave off the worst effects of climate change, President Joe Biden issued executive orders Jan. 27 to cut oil, gas and coal emissions and double energy production from offshore wind turbines. Read more...
27 Jan Freight Stakeholders Push Congress on Infrastructure Package Consideration of a major infrastructure policy package aimed at improving access to commercial corridors would enhance the freight industry’s distribution of goods in the coming years, stakeholders said during a recent forum hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Read more...
27 Jan Knight-Swift Reports Rise in Profit, Revenue for Q4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. reported a surge in net income and higher total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020, the company reported Jan. 27. Read more...
27 Jan Pete Buttigieg Nomination for Transportation Secretary Advances Awaiting action before the U.S. Senate is the nomination of former Mayor Pete Buttigieg to become the country’s next secretary of transportation. Read more...
27 Jan Shortages, Economy Top Concerns in Aftermarket Sector Shortages of technicians and drivers, and general economic growth topped the list of concerns in the aftermarket sector, an industry analyst said Jan. 26. Read more...