19 Oct Tesla to Start Exporting China-Made Model 3 Cars to Europe Tesla Inc. will start exporting Model 3 cars made at its gigafactory on the outskirts of Shanghai to Europe later this month, the automaker said in a statement sent via WeChat. Read more...
19 Oct FMCSA Denies ELD Exemption for Drivers Traveling With Pets Can truck drivers use paper logs if Fido rides shotgun? No way, federal trucking regulators say. Read more...
16 Oct Lightning Systems to Supply Fluid Truck With Electric Rental Trucks Lightning Systems, a provider of complete electrification solutions for urban commercial fleets, announced that Fluid Truck placed an order for 600 Lightning electric vehicles that will be made available starting in the fourth quarter. Read more...
16 Oct Proterra Gets $200 Million From Private Equity Firms Proterra, whose focus is on heavy-duty electric transportation especially for buses, announced a $200 million investment led by Cowen Sustainable Advisors along with supporting investments from Soros Fund Management, Generation Investment Management and Broadscale Group. Read more...
16 Oct KC Southern Reports Mixed Earnings Amid COVID-19, Gulf Hurricanes The leadership of Kansas City Southern Railroad said on Oct. 16 the Class I railroad saw a 5.3% increase in third-quarter net income to $189.7 million, or $2.01 a diluted share, compared with $180.1 million, or $1.81, in the same period a year ago. Read more...
16 Oct DOT Awards $220 Million for Port Infrastructure The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $220 million in grants to improve port infrastructure, including facilities used by freight vehicles. Read more...
16 Oct Shell Adds E-Fluids to Portfolio Royal Dutch Shell announced it added Shell E-Fluids to its specialized fluids portfolio to support battery-electric and fuel-cell electric powertrains for commercial light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Read more...
16 Oct Minnesota DOT Completes International Bridge Replacement The Minnesota Department of Transportation has completed the $39.3 million replacement of the Baudette/Rainy River International Bridge, which links north-central Minnesota to Ontario. Read more...
16 Oct J.B. Hunt Reports Year-Over-Year Rise in Q3 Earnings, Revenue J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted increased earnings and revenue in the third quarter year-over-year, the carrier announced Oct. 16. Read more...
16 Oct GM to Rename Michigan Plant ‘Factory Zero’ DETROIT — General Motors Co. on Oct. 16 renamed its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant “Factory Zero,” a sign of GM’s deepening commitment to an electric future that insiders call “zero zero zero.” Read more...