13 Jan Wisconsin DOT Allocates $131.4 Million for Local Governments The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently announced $131.4 million in funding has been distributed to communities across the state. Read more...
12 Jan Substantial Investments Needed for Infrastructure, ASCE Report Says Failure to invest in long-term infrastructure upgrades will likely result in trillions of dollars in lost business productivity, ASCE said in a new report. Read more...
12 Jan Group of Uber, Lyft Drivers Ask California Court to Scrap Ballot Measure A group of ride-hail and delivery drivers are suing to invalidate the California ballot measure approved in November that declared them independent contractors, the latest volley in the state’s yearslong struggle over whether gig workers are employees. Read more...
12 Jan DHL Owner Deutsche Post Reaps Profit Boost as Virus Spurs Demand Deutsche Post AG reported record earnings as its DHL express-delivery arm benefited from a surge in home shopping spurred by the coronavirus crisis. Read more...
12 Jan XPO Logistics Partners With Truckers Against Trafficking XPO Logistics Inc. announced Jan. 11 that it has formed a partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking in an effort to combat the crime. Read more...
12 Jan Hunt for the Next Tesla Fuels Wave of EV Deals Wall Street’s obsession with electric vehicles is touching off a new round of public listings and helping clean-tech companies to forge partnerships with powerful allies. Read more...
12 Jan XPO Names Leadership Team for New Logistics Business XPO Logistics Inc. on Jan. 12 announced the senior leadership team for the upcoming spinoff of its logistics segment. Read more...
12 Jan Sherri Baker Joins Hyliion as Chief Financial Officer Hyliion Holdings Corp., a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for heavy-duty vehicles, announced Sherri Baker will join the company as chief financial officer. Read more...
12 Jan GM Announces New Electric Delivery Van, Electric Pallet The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a new business unit to serve it. Read more...
12 Jan Exports Boosted US Shale Market, but Long-Term Demand Uncertain These past five years could very well go down as the best years that U.S. shale oil exporters will ever see. Read more...