24 Aug UPS Starts Drone Delivery of COVID Vaccines UPS Inc. started delivering coronavirus vaccines with the use of drones as part of a new initiative announced Aug. 24. Read more...
24 Aug $3.5 Trillion Budget Blueprint Passes First Step in House WASHINGTON — Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle Aug. 24, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track. Read more...
24 Aug Walmart to Launch Delivery Service for Other Businesses NEW YORK — Walmart said Aug. 24 it will start farming out its delivery service, using contract workers, autonomous vehicles and other means to transport rival retailers’ products directly to their customers’ homes as fast as just a few hours. Read more...
24 Aug Waymo Brings Self-Driving Taxis to San Francisco — With a Catch Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will offer rides in its autonomous vehicles to select passengers in San Francisco, marking its second launch of a taxi service and a hint of the company’s commercial ambitions. Read more...
24 Aug Henri Losses May Reach $4 Billion as Heavy Rains Trigger Floods Flooding from Tropical Storm Henri may cause as much as $4 billion in losses after drenching the Northeast with record rainfall. Read more...
24 Aug TMC’s Fall Meeting Will Prioritize Attendee Safety Health and safety will be a top priority at American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council’s upcoming Fall Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition. Read more...
24 Aug July Sees 2.9% Year-Over-Year Decline in Truck Tonnage Truck tonnage in July declined 2.9% when measured against the same month in 2020, according to American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. Read more...
24 Aug Supply Chain Issues Take Shakes Off the Menu at British McDonald’s LONDON — McDonald’s says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because of supply problems stemming from a shortage of truck drivers. Read more...
24 Aug California Transportation Commission Dedicates $1.4 Billion for Infrastructure The California Transportation Commission recently allocated $1.4 billion for transportation infrastructure projects, including efforts to improve freight movement. Read more...
24 Aug Maersk Invests $1.4 Billion in Methanol-Powered Ships A.P. Moller-Maersk has ordered eight new vessels, each costing $175 million, that can be propelled by cleanly made methanol instead of an oil-based fuel. Read more...