19 Jul Republicans Balk at Infrastructure Deadline Senate Republicans in bipartisan talks on a $579 billion infrastructure deal are warning Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that if he goes through with a July 21 vote to start debate on the plan he won’t have their support and his attempt to enforce a deadline will fail. Read more...
19 Jul Kentucky Leaders Approve Funds to Help Freight Movement at River Ports In order to facilitate freight movement, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced $500,000 in grants to support critical repair and equipment replacement efforts at five river ports. Read more...
19 Jul KCS Performance Slips in Q2 Amid Planned CN Merger Kansas City Southern, the Class I freight railroad much sought-after by two Canadian rivals, reported a second-quarter loss stemming in part from costs related to its impending merger. Read more...
16 Jul Sunbelt Rentals Orders Peterbilt’s 579EV Class 8 Model Peterbilt Motors Co. announced an order from Sunbelt Rentals for five of its heavy-duty battery-electric Model 579EVs intended to deliver rental machinery. Read more...
16 Jul US Clashes With Mexico, Canada on Car Rules in Risk to USMCA The U.S. is clashing with Mexico and Canada over rules for cars shipped across regional borders, with automakers and governments telling the Biden administration that it’s imperiling the success of their new trade pact. Read more...
16 Jul Rivian to Delay Production on Supply Chain Woes Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric pickup maker backed by Amazon .com Inc., is pushing back to September its plans to start production of its debut vehicle, which was supposed to begin this month. Read more...
16 Jul Federal Officials Tackle Congestion at Ports A group of federal transportation representatives held a roundtable discussion with local leaders and supply chain executives July 15 to discuss congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Read more...
16 Jul Some States Slow to Transmit Driver Convictions to Regulators A new Department of Transportation Inspector General audit criticized states for too often failing to transmit driver electronic conviction notifications in a timely manner to federal regulators. Read more...
16 Jul DOT Officials Offer Overview of Automated Vehicle Testing Commercial trucking operations are included in the slew of connected and automated vehicle testing activities the federal government is currently pursuing. Read more...
16 Jul Werner Enterprises Opens New Pennsylvania Terminal Werner Enterprises opened a new terminal located in Lehigh Valley, Pa., the company announced July 12. Read more...