01 Dec Bipartisan Senate Group Pitching $908 Billion Stimulus Plan A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate unveiled a $908 billion stimulus proposal Dec. 1 in an effort to break a monthslong impasse that is threatening to tip the economy back into contraction. Read more...
01 Dec House Democrats Press Trump Administration on Workforce Executive Order President Donald Trump has created a new federal employment category that makes permanent jobs that were initially political appointments, formalizing a practice that presidential administrations have employed for years. However, congressional Democrats are expressing concern over the move. Read more...
01 Dec Joe Biden Weighs Rahm Emanuel for Transportation Secretary President-elect Joe Biden is considering former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a substantial and somewhat divisive figure in Democratic Party politics, to serve as his transportation secretary. Read more...
01 Dec Chicago Mayor’s Budget Plan, Including Fuel Tax Hike, Is Approved The Chicago City Council has voted to approve Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2021 budget proposal, which includes a fuel tax increase. Read more...
01 Dec Nikola CEO Mark Russell Forges New Path Since taking the wheel at Nikola Corp. in September, Mark Russell has been adamant the electric-truck startup doesn’t need a deal with General Motors Co. to survive. Now he has to prove it. Read more...
01 Dec KLLM, Pride Transport Increase Pay for Truck Drivers KLLM Transport Services and Pride Transport joined the surge of trucking companies set to raise driver pay. Read more...
30 Nov Assembling the Autonomous Truck Truck makers and tech startups continue to make progress in their pursuit of autonomous trucks, but moving this elusive technology past the testing and development phase to broad commercialization will require a great deal of integration work. Read more...
30 Nov ERoad Names Tim Hogan Chief Technology Officer Telematics provider ERoad appointed Tim Hogan as chief technology officer, effective Nov. 30. Read more...
30 Nov Government Funding, COVID-19 Relief on Tap for Congress as Expiration Date Nears With the federal government’s funding authority set to expire Dec. 11, lawmakers are expected to take up its fiscal 2021 funding legislation as early as next week. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
30 Nov Diesel Climbs 4¢ to $2.502 Amid Stronger Demand The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Nov. 30 in its weekly survey that trucking’s main fuel increased 4 cents nationwide. Read more...