17 Aug Agency OKs $27M to Boost Zero-Emission Vehicles in California California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District has approved the first installment of $27 million in a program that ultimately will provide up to $90 million to replace higher-polluting Class 8 trucks and port drayage trucks with zero-emission vehicles. Read more...
14 Aug FMCSA’s Jim Mullen Stepping Down; Wiley Deck to Become Deputy Administrator Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration acting Administrator Jim Mullen will leave his position at the end of August. Read more...
14 Aug Navistar Locates NEXT eMobility Unit in Michigan Navistar announced its NEXT eMobility business unit will be located in a new facility in Rochester Hills, Mich. Read more...
14 Aug RoadOne Adopts New Sourcing Platform Feature Cargo Chief announced that Bob Voltmann, outgoing CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, has joined Cargo Chief’s board of directors as an adviser. Read more...
14 Aug Kenworth Ends Production of K500 Model Kenworth Truck Co. announced it completed its final K500 cabover severe-service truck at its assembly plant in Renton, Wash., ending 14 years of production. Read more...
14 Aug Pennsylvania Transportation Commission OKs 12-Year Investment Plan The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission recently updated its transportation program, which outlines plans to direct billions of dollars to future infrastructure projects. Read more...
14 Aug Jacobs to Supply Engine Brake to Hino in China Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced it will supply its compression release engine brake in China to Hino Motors Co. for its new 10.5-liter U11C diesel engine. Read more...
14 Aug US Seizes Four Iranian Tankers Carrying Fuel to Venezuela The U.S. seized four tankers carrying Iranian gasoline bound for Venezuela in an unprecedented move by the Trump administration that carries the potential to destabilize global oil shipments if Iran retaliates. Read more...
14 Aug Daimler to Pay $2.2 Billion to Settle US Diesel Issues Daimler AG will pay about $2.2 billion to settle U.S. diesel-emissions issues in the latest fallout from years of closer regulatory scrutiny on vehicle pollution. Read more...
14 Aug Oil Set to Eke Out Weekly Gain With Virus Fears Capping Prices Oil is poised to post a second straight weekly gain, buoyed by an improving global economic picture and rising U.S. gasoline demand. Read more...