13 May Forklift Driving Becomes Desk Job in Phantom-Mitsubishi Deal Phantom Auto, a California-based startup focusing on remote vehicle operation, has struck a deal to provide logistics equipment heavyweight Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. with software that enables forklifts to be operated remotely from thousands of miles away. Read more...
13 May US Jobless Claims Fall More Than Forecast in Week Ended May 8 Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance fell to a fresh pandemic low last week as business confidence strengthens and employers seek to fill more positions left open by restrictions. Read more...
13 May Texas Senate Committee Approves Legislation to Curb Lawsuit Abuse The Texas Senate Transportation Committee has unanimously approved a House bill that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas. Read more...
13 May Colonial Pipeline Restarts Operations, but Normalcy Days Away Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel pipeline, restarted operations May 12, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers. Read more...
12 May New TIA Chairman Michael Riccio Highlights Areas of Focus Michael Riccio discussed his goals as the newest chairman of the Transportation Intermediaries Association during the 2021 TIA Capitol Ideas Conference on May 12. Read more...
12 May Missouri Lawmakers Pass Fuel Tax Hike With Refund Option JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri drivers will likely pay more at the pump starting this fall after lawmakers passed a bill to raise the state’s fuel tax for the first time in more than two decades. Read more...
12 May House Panel Ready for Transportation Bill, Rep. Peter DeFazio Says WASHINGTON — Comprehensive, multiyear surface transportation legislation is likely to be considered by a U.S. House committee prior to Memorial Day, the chamber’s top transportation policymaker said May 12. Read more...
12 May CSX to Acquire Quality Carriers Class I railroad CSX Corp. is acquiring bulk liquid carrier Quality Carriers Inc. in a deal that expands the railroad’s footprint in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Read more...
12 May April Class 8 Sales Jump 52.8%, Clear 19,000 in Year-Over-Year Gain U.S. Class 8 retail sales in April jumped 52.8% compared with a year earlier to 19,312, WardsAuto .com reported. Read more...
12 May Biden, GOP Leaders Say Infrastructure Deal Possible Republican congressional leaders said it may be possible to reach agreement with Joe Biden on an infrastructure plan after meeting May 12 with the president at the White House. Read more...