13 Sep Porsche, Tesla Compete on Electric Vehicle Speed First there was derision. Then mockery turned into admiration. Now a battle is unfolding between the most revered names in the automobile world, Porsche and Tesla Inc., on one of the world’s most challenging racetracks. Read more...
13 Sep PGT Trucking Makes Changes to Leadership Roles PGT Trucking Inc. announced changes to executive leadership in a Sept. 12 news release. Read more...
13 Sep Railroads’ PTC Implementation Progressing, FRA Announces Rail operators’ implementation of automatic braking technology continues to show progress, federal regulators announced this week. Read more...
13 Sep Michigan House Bills Could Prompt Local Fuel Taxes Gas prices could look a little different across county lines under legislation proposed in the Michigan House this week. Read more...
13 Sep White House Plans Biofuel Quota Boost to Offset Refinery Waivers President Donald Trump has tentatively agreed to a plan for bolstering ethanol and biodiesel, amid pressure from Midwest U.S. senators who warned the president that without action, he risks votes in next year’s election. Read more...
13 Sep New Volvo Engine Offers Fuel Economy, Efficiency Gains DUBLIN, Va. — The next generation of the 13-liter turbo compound engine from Volvo Trucks North America offers improved fuel economy over the current model, the company announced. Read more...
13 Sep Trump Administration Poised to Pull California’s Clean-Car Power The Trump administration has decided to advance a plan to strip California of its power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles on its own. Read more...
13 Sep UPS to Pay $8.4 Million to Settle Claim of Overcharging Government WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says United Parcel Service Inc. must pay $8.4 million to settle allegations that the company was overcharging the federal government for package deliveries. Read more...
13 Sep Bonneville Lock Closure Hinders Supply Chain in Pacific Northwest More than 100,000 tons of exports will be stranded upriver at the Bonneville Dam for about a month as the Army Corps of Engineers repairs a damaged navigation lock that river users call a “critical link” of the Columbia River trade corridor. Read more...
13 Sep Kenco Logistics Adds Fifth California Warehouse Kenco Logistics, North America’s biggest privately owned third-party logistics provider, has opened another warehouse to serve the Los Angeles market in Perris, Calif. Read more...