10 Dec Class 8 Sales in November Slip Class 8 U.S. retail sales in November reached 17,803, down 4% compared with 18,545 a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
10 Dec California Gov. Gavin Newsom Names Liane Randolph for CARB Chair Gov. Gavin Newsom has named one of California’s utility-company regulators to lead the state agency that fights air pollution and climate change. Read more...
10 Dec Trucking Takes Initial Steps Toward a Zero-Emission Future Recent advances in electric-vehicle technology and the broader movement to reduce carbon emissions are creating market conditions that are increasingly favorable for electrification. Read more...
10 Dec White House Weighs Reopening Travel With Europe Despite Spike The White House has held multiple discussions on reopening travel to the U.S. from the U.K. and other European countries and Brazil, even amid a surge in coronavirus cases, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more...
10 Dec Mullen Group Adapts 2021 Business Plan to COVID Expectations Mullen Group is pursuing a business plan for next year that covers several key goals and budgets based on the coronavirus remaining an issue, the company detailed Dec. 9. Read more...
10 Dec US Trucking, Logistics Sectors Ready to Mobilize for Vaccine Distribution For the trucking and logistics industry, the challenges of COVID-19 vaccine distribution are just beginning. Hundreds of millions of doses will need to be shipped around the world and in the United States, and the process is just now getting underway. Read more...
10 Dec Warehouses Lure More Cash Than Offices in Pandemic-Fueled Flip Warehouses are the hottest corner of commercial real estate — maybe too hot. Read more...
10 Dec US Experts Convene to Decide on Go-Ahead for Pfizer Vaccine A U.S. government advisory panel convened Dec. 10 to decide whether to endorse mass use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to help conquer the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000 Americans. Read more...
10 Dec Jobless Claims Jump More Than Forecast Amid New Shutdowns Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits surged last week, topping estimates with the highest level since September, suggesting that widening business shutdowns to curb the pandemic are spurring fresh job losses. Read more...
10 Dec Report Covers Critical Issues for State Leaders Ahead of Vaccine Distribution Governors should assess their capacity for transportation and address logistical issues as early as possible as they brace for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, according to the National Governors Association. Read more...