05 Oct Extension Shoves Hot Infrastructure Issue to Back Burner Infrastructure policy discussions are not front and center at the White House, and the recent enactment of a yearlong extension of the country’s premier highway policy law assures that there won't be substantial talks about transportation anytime soon. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
05 Oct Stimulus Talks Grind On; No Deal Yet Despite Trump Urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin engaged in another round of stimulus talks Oct. 5 with no sign they are close to deal, despite the urging of President Donald Trump to get it done. Read more...
05 Oct Port of Rotterdam Pilot Uses AI Microgrid to Trade Renewables The Port of Rotterdam is testing technology to manage and trade renewable energy consumption, finding the effort has already made a significant cost savings. Read more...
05 Oct Crossword Puzzle Solution for October 5, 2020 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in October 5, 2020 print edition. Read more...
05 Oct Most US Oil Job Losses in Pandemic to Remain, Report Says Almost three-quarters of the pandemic-driven jobs losses in the U.S. petroleum and chemical sectors may not come back before the end of next year, according to Deloitte. Read more...
05 Oct Q and A With Hyliion CEO Thomas Healy: ‘We Were Fortunate on Timing’ Thomas Healy was secretly arranging a deal to turn his Texas-based truck electrification startup into a publicly traded company when the coronavirus pandemic struck. Read more...
05 Oct September Class 8 Orders Clear 31,000 for Best Showing Since October 2018 North American Class 8 orders in September rocketed to the highest point since late 2018, surpassing 31,000 and climbing well beyond replacement levels, ACT Research reported, citing preliminary OEM data. Read more...
05 Oct Tropical Storm Delta Forecast to Become Hurricane, Hit Louisiana Tropical Storm Delta is forecast to become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico later in the week of Oct. 5, clipping western Cuba and becoming the record 10th storm to hit the U.S. when it makes landfall between Louisiana and Florida by Oct. 9. Read more...
05 Oct FleetPride Adds Assets of TransAm Truck and Trailer Parts FleetPride Inc. announced it acquired the assets of TransAm Truck and Trailer Parts of Rockford, Ill. Read more...
05 Oct ATRG Appoints Two Key Executives American Trailer Rental Group announced two key executives’ appointments. The Walton, Ky.-based company promoted Brent Meadors to chief operating officer and named Heath Northcutt chief commercial officer. Read more...