13 Aug Transportation Groups Keep Pressing Congress for COVID-19 Relief Stakeholders representing the country’s freight and passenger transportation interests have ramped up calls for pandemic-related emergency aid as White House and congressional negotiators appear to have reached an impasse this month. Read more...
13 Aug Michigan Plans Dedicated Road Lanes for Autonomous Vehicles The state of Michigan and some private partners are taking steps toward building or assigning dedicated lanes for automated vehicles on a 40-mile stretch of highway between Detroit and Ann Arbor. Read more...
13 Aug J.B. Hunt Progresses Toward Sustainability Goals J.B. Hunt Transport Services has issued a report that provides a window into the company’s current energy usage and outlines a series of corporatewide sustainability goals it has adopted. Read more...
13 Aug Daimler Reaches $1.5 Billion US Settlement on Diesel Emissions Daimler AG reached an agreement with U.S. regulators to settle claims regarding the emissions of some of its diesel vehicles that will cost the German automaker roughly 1.27 billion euros ($1.5 billion). Read more...
13 Aug Trump Draws Hard Line on USPS in Stalled Relief Talks President Donald Trump raised a new obstacle in the completion of a deal on a coronavirus-relief package Aug. 13 by drawing a hard line against a Democratic plan for shoring up the U.S. Postal Service, adding his unsupported claim that more mail-in voting in the November election would increase fraud. Read more...
13 Aug Navistar CEO Persio Lisboa Announces Executive Appointments Navistar International Corp. announced three executive appointments under the leadership of newly named CEO Persio Lisboa, effective immediately. Read more...
13 Aug Uber’s Legal Strategy on Driver Fight: Delay, Appeal to Public Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s warning that the company may have to temporarily shut down in California is textbook strategy for the ride-hailing giant: When adverse court rulings hit, appeal to the public for support and seek to delay regulatory action. Read more...
13 Aug July Medium-Duty Sales Drop Nearly 20% July medium-duty truck sales dropped almost 20% compared with a year earlier as only the combined total of the two lightest segments posted a small gain, WardsAuto .com reported. Read more...
13 Aug US Jobless Claims Below 1 Million for First Time in Pandemic The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell below 1 million for the first time since the pandemic began in March, suggesting the economic recovery is gaining some traction amid a deceleration in coronavirus infections. Read more...
12 Aug On the Roads Less Traveled, Speeds Are Up With emptier roads during the coronavirus pandemic tempting some drivers to pick up the pace, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is taking a fresh look at the motivations that compel drivers to speed. Read more...