20 Feb VW to Start Search for New CFO Volkswagen AG Chief Financial Officer Frank Witter is set to leave by the middle of next year after the carmaker agreed not to extend his contract by the customary five-year period, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more...
20 Feb Maersk CEO Soren Skou Predicts ‘Sharp’ Rebound After Coronavirus Peaks A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest container shipping company, is positioning itself for a strong rebound in two months, based on an expectation that the fallout of the coronavirus on global trade may soon peak. Read more...
20 Feb Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont Hits Pause on Trucks-Only Toll Vote Gov. Ned Lamont has called for a pause on the vote for trucks-only tolls in Connecticut after repeated delays from lawmakers to convene for a vote. Read more...
20 Feb FMCSA Mulls Petition to Ease Requirements for Deaf Truck Drivers Federal trucking regulators are reviewing a petition filed by the National Association of the Deaf seeking to relax requirements for deaf truck and bus drivers. Read more...
20 Feb Daimler Leaders Retool Management at Mercedes-Benz, Van Units Daimler AG’s top management tightened control over its flagship Mercedes-Benz luxury-car unit and the vans division that turned in an outsized loss in 2019. Read more...
19 Feb North Dakota Regulators OK Dakota Access Pipeline Expansion North Dakota regulators on Feb. 19 unanimously approved expanded capacity for the Dakota Access pipeline, saying they believed the project had met exhaustive state and federal requirements. Read more...
19 Feb Virus Havoc Could Shut Down a Nissan Factory Half a World Away Nissan Motor Co. is bracing for potential disruptions in plants as far away as the U.S. because the coronavirus epidemic in China is leading to a parts shortage and wreaking havoc across the supply chain, people familiar with the matter said. Read more...
19 Feb Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Cutting Trucks-Only Toll Bill in Half and Voting Twice With Connecticut state legislators deeply distrustful of each other, lawmakers are considering a new plan for Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal to toll trucks only at 12 bridges — offering two separate bills with six tolls each and forcing the House of Representatives and Senate to vote twice. Read more...
19 Feb Europe Floors It in Race to Dominate EV Batteries Outside the German town of Arnstadt, workers for China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) are hustling to build Europe’s biggest electric-car battery plant. Read more...
19 Feb Omnitracs Targets Lower Hardware Costs, Faster Replacement Cycles for Onboard Tech LAS VEGAS — Omnitracs is aiming to shorten the replacement cycle for onboard technology in the trucking industry, in part by driving down the cost of telematics hardware while easing the migration to new systems. Read more...