08 Jan ASCE to Release New Infrastructure Study A new report chronicling infrastructure concerns around the country will be unveiled Jan. 12, the American Society of Civil Engineers recently announced. Read more...
08 Jan Cruise Hires Former Delta Air Executive Gil West as COO Cruise, the self-driving car startup majority owned by General Motors Co., has hired former Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Operating Officer Gil West for the same position as it prepares to start offering paid robotaxi rides in San Francisco. Read more...
08 Jan PennDOT Says Licensing Law Will Increase Safety, Opportunities for Drivers The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently commended a new state law related to licensing and credentialing that includes provisions associated with commercial driver license holders. Read more...
08 Jan Ship Orders Slump 50% With Owners Unsure Which Fuel to Use Ship owners facing looming deadlines to use less-polluting fuels have slashed the number of new vessels on order because they don’t know which alternative technology to switch to. Read more...
08 Jan Trucking Jobs Gain in December Outweighed by Wider Labor Trouble The U.S. labor market lost jobs in December for the first time in eight months, yet transportation-related businesses showed solid growth, the Labor Department said Jan. 8. Read more...
07 Jan New Geotab Division Helps Utilities Support EV Adoption Fleet management solutions provider Geotab unveiled a service Jan. 7 focused on helping utilities support electric vehicle adoption. Read more...
07 Jan Biden Selects Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Labor Secretary President-elect Joe Biden has selected Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to serve as secretary of the Department of Labor. Read more...
07 Jan December Class 8 Orders Fourth-Best Ever North American Class 8 orders in December notched the fourth-highest volume ever as they surpassed 50,000 for the second consecutive month, according to ACT Research citing truck makers’ initial data. Read more...
07 Jan Top Senate Democrats Hopeful About Infrastructure Agenda Amid Political Turmoil Lawmakers are working to shift attention from the contentious battle for the White House to legislative issues now that Congress has certified President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college victory, and the outcomes of two Senate runoff elections in Georgia have been settled in Democrats’ favor. Read more...
07 Jan Retrial of Former Pilot President Mark Hazelwood Is Likely, Attorney Says Retrial of former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood, convicted of cheating truckers out of diesel fuel rebates, now appears likely, according to Hazelwood’s lead attorney. Read more...