21 Jul Oakland OKs Port Site for Ballpark That Trucking Interests Oppose The Oakland City Council on July 20 approved a non-binding term sheet for a proposed waterfront ballpark at the Port of Oakland, yet neither trucking interests nor the Athletics baseball club was happy with the outcome. Read more...
21 Jul Daimler Posts $4.3 Billion Q2 Profit Despite Chip Shortage FRANKFURT, Germany — German automaker Daimler reaped strong profits in the second quarter as demand for its Mercedes luxury cars continued to rebound from the depths of the pandemic, generating cash that the company can invest in its shift to electric vehicles. Read more...
21 Jul CVSA Sidelines 1,273 Vehicles for Brake Violations Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspectors removed more than 1,200 commercial motor vehicles with critical brake violations from roadways during an unannounced single-day brake safety enforcement operation. Read more...
21 Jul Pacific, Atlantic Ports Report Strong June Volumes More than six months into the economic recovery, the nation’s ports on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts continue to see record or near-record cargo loads, and port officials and economists forecast the substantial numbers likely will continue well into 2022. Read more...
21 Jul Infrastructure Bill Fails First Test Vote WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans rejected an effort July 21 to begin debate on a big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters in both parties remained hopeful of another chance in coming days. Read more...
21 Jul Secret Funding for Plaintiff Attorneys Is On Rise, Experts Say A controversial practice of financial firms funding litigation for attorneys who sue trucking companies is putting defense attorneys at a disadvantage — and is on the rise. Read more...
21 Jul Truck Drivers Go On Strike in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico’s largest truck-driver’s union began an indefinite strike July 21, demanding increased cargo rates on the island where 80% of all food is imported. Read more...
21 Jul Startup Couriers Snatch Toehold in Biggest Shake-Up of E-Commerce Era Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, clogging retailers’ logistical pipelines and frustrating consumers. But the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries. Read more...
21 Jul Toyota Adds Suzuki, Daihatsu to Commercial EV, Autonomous Push Suzuki Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. are investing in a Toyota Motor Corp. entity to bring electrification and autonomous driving to commercial vehicles, deepening ties between the automakers. Read more...
21 Jul Ford, Lyft and Argo Team Up to Deploy Robo-Taxis Ford Motor Co. and its partner Argo AI will start a self-driving ride-hailing service with Lyft Inc. in Miami and Austin, Texas, later this year. It will be the biggest commercial rollout of robot rides. Read more...