01 Oct No Deal Yet, but Biden Vows to ‘Get It Done’ WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden pledged Oct. 1 at the Capitol to “get it done” as Democrats strained to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related infrastructure bill after days of frantic negotiations. But it's not getting done right now. Read more...
01 Oct Ritchie Bros. COO Jim Kessler Adds Role of President Ritchie Bros. announced that Jim Kessler, its chief operating officer, will take on the additional role of president. Read more...
01 Oct Bendix Employees Help Build Beds for Children About 90 volunteers from Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems constructed beds for children in need at an event in Elyria, Ohio. Read more...
01 Oct Yokohama Announces Price Increase for Consumer, Commercial Tires Yokohama Tire will implement a price increase on its consumer replacement tires and commercial truck tires, the company announced Oct. 1. Read more...
01 Oct House, Senate Approve 30-Day Extension of Highway Funding The U.S. House of Representatives approved a 30-day reauthorization for highway funding late Oct. 1, and the Senate passed the measure by unanimous consent on Oct. 2, sending it to President Joe Biden for signing. Read more...
01 Oct Tesla Expects Delivery Record, Beating Supply Chain Turmoil Tesla Inc. is expected to report record deliveries of roughly 224,000 vehicles in the most recent quarter, another milestone for CEO Elon Musk and his trailblazing electric-car brand. Read more...
01 Oct Factory Growth Unexpectedly Advances to Four-Month High A measure of U.S. manufacturing expanded in September at the fastest pace in four months, bolstered by robust demand for factory goods and burgeoning inventory. Read more...
01 Oct Kodiak Robotics Introduces Next-Gen Autonomous Truck Kodiak Robotics has unveiled its fourth-generation autonomous truck, which is set to hit the roads during the fourth quarter. Read more...
01 Oct Pelosi Regroups on Infrastructure With Hopes for Vote Today House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) plans to try again Oct. 1 for a vote on bipartisan infrastructure legislation that has been held up by a battle between moderate and progressive Democrats over President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. Read more...
01 Oct Daimler Investors Approve Plan to Split Mercedes From Trucks Daimler AG shareholders backed a plan to spin off the sprawling truck division from the Mercedes-Benz luxury car operations in a watershed decision to boost the valuation of both companies. Read more...