05 Mar Seven & i Scraps $22 Billion Plan for Marathon’s Speedway Gas Stations Seven & i Holdings Co. scrapped plans to acquire Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s Speedway gas stations for $22 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter, ending a deal that would have been among the world’s biggest this year. Read more...
05 Mar Movie Industry’s Drivers Seek Exemption From Full Clearinghouse Queries A group that provides commercial motor vehicle driver services for major motion pictures studios, independent productions and commercial production houses in the U.S. has asked for an exemption that would allow it to conduct limited queries of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse for its drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced March 5. Read more...
05 Mar Self-Driving Pioneer Anthony Levandowski Goes Bankrupt After $179 Million Ruling Anthony Levandowski, one of Silicon Valley’s most highly prized engineers, filed for bankruptcy after Google won a $179 million award against him over his defection to Uber Technologies Inc. Read more...
05 Mar TuSimple Expands Autonomous Trucking Program With UPS Autonomous-driving technology company TuSimple is expanding its freight-hauling pilot program with UPS to 20 trips a week and adding another route. Read more...
04 Mar Elaine Chao Reiterates Trump Administration’s Focus on Rural Corridors WASHINGTON — The country’s vast network of freight and commuter corridors across rural areas are receiving newfound attention under the Trump administration, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao insisted during a meeting with senators March 4. Read more...
04 Mar Chevron Showcases New Low-Ash Oil ATLANTA — Chevron Products Co. rolled out a new 53-foot educational trailer and a mock, walk-through diesel particulate filter designed to showcase the value of its new heavy-duty engine oil whose low-ash content is meant to reduce the clogging typical in a DPF. Read more...
04 Mar Secretary Elaine Chao: USDOT Part of Government Plan to Address Coronavirus WASHINGTON — A White House task force led by Vice President Mike Pence that is tackling the spread of the coronavirus is assisted by input from transportation officials, Secretary Elaine Chao reminded senators March 4. Read more...
04 Mar Toyota Recalls 3.2 Million Vehicles Globally to Fix Fuel Pumps Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 3.2 million vehicles worldwide, more than half of which are in the U.S., to fix faulty fuel pumps. Read more...
04 Mar Trucking Industry Weighs In on DOT Freight Plan Infrastructure investment and increased truck parking capacity are among the recommendations listed by freight haulers that participated in the Department of Transportation’s request for information on its National Freight Strategic Plan. Read more...
04 Mar Fiat Sales Boss Set to Leave After Settling Dispute Over SEC Probe Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s U.S. sales chief will leave next month after settling a dispute over how he was paid during a federal probe into the carmaker’s reporting practices. Read more...