27 Mar TuSimple, ZF Pair to Develop Technology for Autonomous Trucks Autonomous driving company TuSimple has reached a deal with German vehicle components maker ZF Friedrichshafen to develop and commercialize technology for autonomous trucks. Read more...
27 Mar Trucking Stakeholders Offer Suggestions to FMCSA for Large-Truck Crash Study Trucking industry trade groups and other stakeholders have made a variety of suggestions to federal trucking regulators about how they should design and conduct a new major study to identify factors contributing to reportable large-truck crashes. Read more...
27 Mar California Agency Approves $2.6 Billion for Multimodal Improvements The California Transportation Commission recently approved $2.6 billion in funding for multimodal improvement projects. Read more...
27 Mar House Passes $2.2 Trillion Rescue Package, Rushes It to Trump WASHINGTON — Acting with exceptional resolve in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package March 27, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
27 Mar Trump Invokes Production Law, Ordering GM to Build Ventilators President Donald Trump on March 27 ordered General Motors Co. to make ventilators for coronavirus patients, invoking a federal law that gives him vast powers over industry in crises and acting as the company is within weeks of starting production on the equipment. Read more...
27 Mar Toyota Shifts Factories to Face Shields, Will Help Device Makers Toyota Motor Corp.’s idled manufacturing facilities in the U.S. will make much-needed face shields and masks, and the Japanese automaker is closing in on deals with medical-device makers to help them boost production. Read more...
27 Mar Senate Confirms Katherine Lemos to Head Chemical Safety Board The Senate on March 23 confirmed Katherine Lemos to become chairwoman of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. Read more...
27 Mar FedEx Ground to Close Pennsylvania Facility, Cutting 186 Jobs FedEx Ground will be shutting down its package delivery facility in Clinton, Pa., on May 16, eliminating 186 jobs. Read more...
27 Mar Canadian Crude Now Costs More to Ship Than to Buy Canadian heavy crude has become so cheap that the cost of shipping it to refineries exceeds the value of the oil itself, a situation that may result in even more oil-sands producers shutting operations. Read more...
26 Mar Interactive Map: Where the 2020 Top 50 Logistics Companies Are in North America Find out where the 2020 Top 50 Logistics Companies are located by regions and by state in North America with our interactive map. Read more...