18 Jun House Democrats Pitch $1.5 Trillion in Infrastructure Spending House Democrats on June 18 pitched a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure and urged President Donald Trump to immediately engage in negotiations on how to pay for it. Read more...
18 Jun Werner CEO Looks Back at Founder’s Legacy Werner Enterprises CEO Derek Leathers in an exclusive interview with Transport Topics discussed how the principles established by company founder Clarence L. Werner — who plans to step down as chairman of the board next year — remain the foundation of how the company operates. Read more...
18 Jun DOT Unveils Newest INFRA Grant Recipients The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the recipients of $906 million in Infrastructure For Rebuilding America grants. Read more...
18 Jun Ford Takes on Tesla With Hands-Free Driving for Electric Mustang Ford Motor Co. plans to install a hands-free driving system on its electric Mustang Mach-E model coming later this year as it attempts to muscle in on the high-tech turf now dominated by Tesla Inc. Read more...
18 Jun Tesla Homes In on Austin, Texas, for Cybertruck Site Tesla Inc. is zeroing in on an area in southeast Austin, Texas, for the electric-car maker’s second U.S. auto factory as Elon Musk prepares to choose a site for its production base of a new pickup truck. Read more...
18 Jun 1.5 Million More Laid-Off Workers Seek Unemployment Benefits About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work. Read more...
18 Jun Carriers Face August Deadline to Identify Specific Chinese Tech American Trucking Associations and a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led coalition are sounding the alarm over a provision tucked into the more than 700-page 2019 Defense Authorization Act that requires federal government contractors to by mid-August rid their companies of prohibited components manufactured by five Chinese companies. Read more...
18 Jun VTNA Deploys First Electric Class 8 at SoCal Dealership Volvo Trucks North America has deployed its first pilot VNR Electric Class 8 vehicle in Southern California at its TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana. Read more...
18 Jun US Borders With Mexico, Canada to Stay Closed, Except for Essential Traffic Officials in Washington, Ottawa and Mexico City say the border closings to nonessential travel between the U.S. and its northern and southern neighbors will remain in place for at least another month. The borders have been closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Read more...
18 Jun More Federal Funds Needed for Agencies, Experts Say More funds are needed to help transportation groups and transit agencies navigate COVID-19 pandemic recovery, according to experts. Read more...