26 Jul Diesel Sheds 0.2¢ a Gallon to $3.342 The national average price for a gallon of diesel dipped two-tenths of a cent to $3.342 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released July 26. Read more...
26 Jul Lordstown May Raise Millions From Investment Fund Lordstown Motors Corp., the electric-vehicle startup struggling to find cash to move into production, reached a deal to sell as much as $400 million in stock over the next three years to an investment fund managed by Yorkville Advisors Global. Read more...
26 Jul US Senators Introduce Bill to Repeal Excise Tax on New Trucks Two U.S. senators proposed repealing the excise tax on new trucks as an effort to modernize the freight industry. Read more...
26 Jul Mobileye First to Test Self-Driving Vehicles in New York City Mobileye, an autonomous vehicle company owned by Intel, announced that it has been testing its driverless cars on New York City streets since June, making it the first and only company thus far to receive a New York AV testing permit. Read more...
26 Jul USDOT Funding Bill, Infrastructure Talks Dominate Congress This Week Congress has a full plate ahead of its August recess. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
26 Jul Crossword Puzzle Solution for July 26, 2021 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the July 26, 2021 print edition. Read more...
26 Jul CARB Approves Amendments to Onboard Diagnostic System Regulations California Air Resources Board members have unanimously approved amendments to light-, medium- and heavy-truck onboard diagnostic system regulations that will require more data to be stored by the OBD systems, and address issues regarding several malfunction monitors. Read more...
26 Jul New Trouble for Infrastructure Talks as Pressure Mounts WASHINGTON — Senators were running into new problems July 26 as they raced to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal with pressure mounting on all sides to show progress on President Joe Biden’s top priority. Read more...
26 Jul GM Sues Ford in Fight Over Branding of Self-Driving Cars General Motors Co. is suing its competitor Ford Motor Co. for violating a trademarked driver-assist technology that’s used for hands-free features, according to a lawsuit. Read more...
26 Jul ATRI's Dan Murray Wins J.R. 'Bob' Halladay Award The Trucking Association Executives Council honored American Transportation Research Institute Senior Vice President Dan Murray with the prestigious J.R. “Bob” Halladay Award. Read more...