26 Jun Meat Shortages Reopen Costly Path to Small US Slaughterhouses When coronavirus outbreaks forced shutdowns at America’s giant meat plants, it quickly created a bottleneck. Read more...
26 Jun Ford Unveils Updated F-150, Adds Hybrid Model Ford Motor Co. has unveiled the updated version of its flagship F-150 pickup, revealing a truck almost identical in size with the previous model but with far more technology. Read more...
26 Jun Navistar Appoints Persio Lisboa as New CEO Navistar International announced that Persio Lisboa will replace Troy Clarke as president and CEO, effective July 1. Read more...
25 Jun Swift Transportation Deploys SmartDrive Across Fleet SmartDrive is deploying its video-based safety program across Swift Transportation’s entire fleet, the company announced June 16. Read more...
25 Jun Dorsey Intermodal Announces New Line of Chassis Dorsey Intermodal is launching a new line of chassis for marine and domestic use, the company announced June 22. Read more...
25 Jun Oil Rises on Russian Export Cuts, Offsets Virus Demand Jitters Oil prices rose after Russia slashed exports of its flagship crude Urals to the lowest in at least 10 years, signaling the determination of Moscow to work with its partners at OPEC+ to eliminate an oil glut. Read more...
25 Jun Economy Recovering, but Experts Fear Rise in Coronavirus Cases Experts are warning that signs of improvement in the U.S. economy could give way to another round of contractions as coronavirus cases increase in certain states. Read more...
25 Jun House Plans Consideration of $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill House Democrats plan to schedule a vote before July 4 on a comprehensive infrastructure measure that aims to modernize freight corridors, reduce traffic congestion and promote climate change resilience infrastructure. Read more...
25 Jun Lordstown Motors Debuts Electric Truck as Market Heats Up The company that bought the aging Lordstown, Ohio, auto factory from General Motors last year unveiled an electric pickup truck it plans to build at the plant, one of many new electric light-trucks manufacturers plan to start selling over the next two years. Read more...
25 Jun House Panel Approves Amendment to Raise Minimum Liability Insurance for Carriers to $2 Million A measure that would increase from $750,000 to $2 million the minimum liability insurance requirement for commercial motor vehicles was approved by a House panel and included in a recent highway funding bill. Read more...