08 Oct Judge Weighing Appeal to Determine if Chassis Case Will Proceed A judge is weighing an appeal that will determine whether a trucking industry challenge to prices being charged for shipping containers at ports will be permitted to proceed. Read more...
08 Oct Republican T&I Leader Sam Graves Touts New Technologies, VMT The yearlong extension of the country’s premier highway policy law will help to prevent disruptions across transportation sectors, Republican Rep. Sam Graves said. Read more...
08 Oct Executives Discuss Long-Term Effects of Pandemic on Supply Chain Executives from C.R. England and XPO Logistics said their customers are looking for stable, nimble and innovative partners to help them navigate an economic environment that remains uncertain several months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
08 Oct Waymo Begins Fully Driverless Rides for All Arizona Customers Waymo said Oct. 8 that it is opening its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public. Read more...
08 Oct Sen. Cardin Urges Transportation Reauthorization Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) expressed optimism about the passage of a long-term bill supporting transportation and infrastructure during a virtual symposium hosted by Transport Topics and CQ Roll Call. Read more...
08 Oct Economy to Suffer Under Joe Biden Infrastructure, Climate Plan, Mike Pence Says A multitrillion-dollar proposal from Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden aimed at reconditioning the country’s buildings, mobility grids and energy sectors would suffocate an economy poised to rebound in the coming months, Vice President Mike Pence argued in an Oct. 7 debate with Sen. Kamala Harris. Read more...
08 Oct Elaine Chao: Long-Term Plan Needed for US Infrastructure Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the nation’s lawmakers must take a long-range view of addressing the country’s pressing infrastructure needs, and do the work needed to craft a funding measure more far-reaching and comprehensive than the one-year highway bill extension that recently advanced. Read more...
08 Oct Workhorse Falls on Short-Seller Claim It Misled Investors Workhorse Group Inc. shares fell briefly after a short seller published a report accusing the startup electric-vehicle manufacturer of “misleading investors” and alleging it’s unlikely to win a key contract to supply postal trucks. Read more...
08 Oct FMCSA Proposes Expanding Specialties for Military Driver Pilot Program FMCSA is proposing to expand the military occupational specialties associated with its pilot program that allows people between the ages of 18 and 20 who possess the U.S. military equivalent of a CDL to operate trucks in interstate commerce. Read more...
08 Oct Pelosi Says No Action on Airline Aid Without Bigger Stimulus House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Oct. 8 there could be no action on a stand-alone bill to aid airlines or any other sector of the economy without an agreement with the White House and Republicans on a broader economic stimulus package. Read more...