09 Aug Crossword Puzzle Solution for August 9, 2021 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the August 9, 2021 print edition. Read more...
09 Aug Bridgestone Breaks Ground on Expansion of Kentucky Air Springs Plant Bridgestone Americas broke ground on a $51 million expansion to its air springs production facility in Williamsburg, Ky., the company said recently. Read more...
09 Aug Xos to Supply FedEx Ground With 120 Medium-Duty EVs Xos Inc., a manufacturer of Classes 5-8 electric commercial vehicles, announced an agreement to deliver 120 zero-emission, medium-duty electric trucks to 35 different FedEx Ground operators in five states. Read more...
09 Aug Trucker Tools Partners With Anytrek to Expand Carrier Visibility Trucker Tools has partnered with Anytrek to expand information available in its real-time visibility platform, the companies announced Aug. 3. Read more...
09 Aug Startup TextLocate Seeks to Improve Freight Tracking In today’s digitally connected world, the status and location of most freight shipments can be immediately determined by GPS trackers, phone apps or simply making a cellphone call to the trucker hauling the package for delivery. Read more...
09 Aug Maersk’s Green Shipping Plan Runs Up Against Scarce Cooking Oil A.P. Moller Maersk A/S’s efforts to become carbon-neutral face an unusual hurdle: There isn’t enough used cooking oil to make the biofuel that powers the vessels. Read more...
09 Aug KC Southern Shareholders Should Vote for CN Offer, ISS Says Canadian National Railway Co.’s $30 billion takeover bid for Kansas City Southern received a boost Aug. 6 when a prominent shareholder advisory firm recommended that shareholders support the deal. Read more...
09 Aug Kenworth T680 Next Generation Earns EPA SmartWay Designation One of Kenworth Truck Co.’s new models received a government designation certifying its energy efficiency and reduced emissions, the original equipment manufacturer announced Aug. 5. Read more...
09 Aug Amazon Lottery Offers Vaccinated Workers Cars, $500,000 Cash Amazon.com Inc. will offer cash prizes of as much as $500,000 as well as cars and vacation packages to frontline employees who can prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Read more...
09 Aug Nikola’s Indicted Ex-Chairman Milton Sells $77 Million of Stock Nikola Corp. founder and former chairman Trevor Milton raised about $77 million selling shares in the electric truck manufacturer, days after pleading not guilty to charges he misled investors to hype the stock. Read more...