25 Aug NACFE Identifies Priority Regions for EV Deployments The United States has five high-priority areas where the regional haul environment is inherently so well suited for moving freight economically with electric vehicles that fleet owners there should plan to deploy those trucks “even if just as a pilot project,” according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency. Read more...
25 Aug New York, New Jersey Sue Trump, DeJoy Over USPS Service Changes New York and New Jersey sued President Donald Trump and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over major changes to postal service operations that the states fear will hinder mail-in voting during the November election. Read more...
25 Aug Trump Touts Infrastructure Permitting Reforms The administration’s recent aim at advancing infrastructure projects through environmental permitting changes was touted by President Donald Trump. Read more...
25 Aug DOT Announces Funding Availability for Rail Crossing Projects The U.S. Department of Transportation has made available $50 million in grant funding to commuter rail agencies that are conducting projects to improve safety at railway-highway crossings. Read more...
25 Aug Gasoline Rises to Five-Month High on US Gulf Hurricane Threat Crude and gasoline futures both climbed to levels not seen since before the pandemic as Hurricane Laura rattled toward a key stretch of the U.S. Gulf Coast that is home to the nation’s greatest concentration of refining capacity. Read more...
25 Aug Trimble Aims to Streamline Supply-Chain Collaboration Trimble Transportation has set out to create a more seamless and transparent supply chain by enabling closer collaboration among carriers, shippers and third-party logistics providers. Read more...
25 Aug 11 More Indicted in Staged Accidents With Trucks in New Orleans A federal grand jury in New Orleans has returned a second round of indictments in an ongoing investigation of individuals staging automobile accidents with tractor-trailers, charging 11 people on seven fraud counts in connection with two incidents from 2017. Read more...
25 Aug US Consumer Confidence Slumps to Six-Year Low on Job Views U.S. consumer confidence dropped in August to the lowest since 2014 as consumers soured on employment and business conditions, indicating Americans are becoming despondent amid persistently high joblessness. Read more...
25 Aug Mercedes-Benz to Discontinue Freightliner Sprinter Van Mercedes-Benz AG announced the Freightliner Sprinter van will be discontinued and all retail sales completed by Dec. 31. Read more...
25 Aug Hurricane Laura Set to Slam US Energy Coast Hurricane Laura is poised to strengthen rapidly and come ashore along the Texas-Louisiana coast as a tree-snapping Category 3 storm, forcing residents to flee their homes despite the threat of COVID-19. Read more...