09 Dec GMC Sierra Goes Hands-Free GMC says it will offer its hands-free driver-assistance feature Super Cruise on its Sierra pickup sometime in 2022. Read more...
09 Dec House Passes One-Week Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert Shutdown The country’s port operators called on federal lawmakers to approve billions of dollars in emergency aid as congressional leaders scramble to avert a partial government shutdown. Read more...
09 Dec GM’s Cruise to Deploy Driverless Cars in San Francisco SAN RAMON, Calif. — General Motors’ self-driving car company is sending out vehicles with nobody behind the wheel in San Francisco as it navigates its way toward launching a robotic taxi service that would compete against Uber and Lyft in the hometown of the leading ride-hailing services. Read more...
09 Dec Driver Financial Security Key to Recruitment, Retention Truck driver recruitment and retention have been difficult this year, but providing financial security can be a huge incentive. Read more...
09 Dec Bipartisan Relief Plan Released With Key Hurdles Unresolved The Democratic and Republican lawmakers working on a compromise pandemic relief plan delivered a more detailed summary of their proposal Dec. 9 but haven’t yet resolved the deadlock over a business liability shield and aid to state and local governments. Read more...
09 Dec Minnesota DOT Awards $61 Million for Freight Network Projects The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently awarded $61 million for projects meant to improve the state’s freight transportation network. Read more...
09 Dec Uber Sells Flying Taxi Division to Joby in Broader Retrenchment Uber Technologies Inc. is selling off its flying taxi division to Joby Aviation and investing in the startup, marking the second time this week Uber abandoned a side project as it aims to turn a quarterly profit next year. Read more...
09 Dec DoorDash’s 86% Jump Adds to Blistering Year for Unicorn IPOs Shares of unprofitable food delivery platform DoorDash Inc. surged 86% in their trading debut Dec. 9, in the latest sign of investor exuberance in what already has been a record year for IPOs. Read more...
08 Dec Freight Executives to Testify at Senate Panel Dec. 10 on Vaccine Logistics Freight industry executives are scheduled to update a panel of senators Dec. 10 on the logistics associated with delivering the COVID-19 vaccines. Read more...
08 Dec UPS Says It Can Handle Vaccine Rollout, Holiday Parcel Rush UPS Inc. said it has the capacity to handle the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and an unprecedented holiday package rush this month after investments in automation, tracking technology and dry-ice production. Read more...