18 Jan New York Hadn't Been Enforcing the ELD Mandate. Now It Is. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that state inspectors will begin enforcing federal electronic logging device rules, ending a year-plus stretch during which a lawsuit kept the state law enforcement in limbo and left federal inspectors as the sole enforcers of the rule in the state. Read more...
18 Jan Colorado Joining California in Mandating Electric-Vehicle Sales Colorado moved to boost electric-car sales by taking the first step toward adopting a zero-emission-vehicle mandate patterned after one in California that’s under threat from the Trump administration. Read more...
18 Jan Heidi King Renominated to Lead NHTSA President Donald Trump on Jan. 16 nominated Heidi King to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and also announced more nominees for senior roles at other agencies that oversee safety and commerce. Read more...
18 Jan Germany’s Mercedes-Benz Plans Assembly Plant in Egypt BERLIN — German automaker Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Cars unit says it is developing plans to open an assembly plant in Egypt. Read more...
18 Jan Legion Logistics Announces First Acquisition Legion Logistics, a disabled veteran-owned 3PL, has announced its first acquisition, according to a Jan. 14 press release. The company will grow more than 10% with the acquisition of Qontinuity Enterprises, a 3PL based in Tennessee. Read more...
18 Jan Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard Clears Hurdle on Path to Replacing Carlos Ghosn at Renault Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard, a frontrunner to replace Carlos Ghosn atop Renault SA, has passed one of the tests required for the job: support of the French state. Read more...
18 Jan New Houston Facility Creates 575 Jobs, Boosts Automated Sorting, UPS Says UPS Inc.’s new package delivery facility in northwest Houston’s Willowbrook area has created 575 new full- and part-time jobs, according to a company news release. Read more...
18 Jan Tesla Loses Most Valuable Carmaker Crown as GM Catches Up If the outlooks from the two auto companies are anything to go by, GM looks set to be winning the race for the year. Read more...
18 Jan Seven Ways the Ocean Cargo Industry Is Pursuing Green Shipping Some of the world’s most conservative companies are starting to experiment with cleaner fuels and cutting-edge technologies to meet new standards starting next year that mandate steep cuts of sulfur emissions from oceangoing ships. Read more...
18 Jan Manufacturing Production Increases by Most in 10 Months U.S. factory production expanded in December by the most in 10 months, ending the year stronger than expected thanks to a surge in motor-vehicle output and gains across a range of other goods. Read more...