12 Jul VTNA Ends Negotiations Following UAW Rejection at Virginia Plant Volvo Trucks North America announced July 11 it would stand by the terms of the third tentative agreement, negotiated July 1, as its final offer on a new contract with members of the United Autoworkers Union striking at its New River Valley truck assembly plant in Dublin, Va. Read more...
12 Jul Flying Taxi Startup Whisper Aero Aims to Keep Noise Levels Down A startup called Whisper Aero, which is disclosing its plans for the first time, thinks it may be well on its way to solving a noise problem related to drones. Read more...
12 Jul Canada Imposes Wildfire Rules on Trains Canada’s transportation authority imposed new rules on its two largest railroad companies operating in wildfire-ravaged British Columbia as it investigates whether a freight train caused a blaze that destroyed a village two weeks ago. Read more...
12 Jul New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Signs Laws to Combat Employee Misclassification New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a legislative package meant to protect workers and employers from unlawful misclassification. Read more...
12 Jul Top Stainless Steel Maker Roiled by Supply Chain Woes In another sign of how supply chains are being snarled all over the world, a leading U.S. maker of stainless steel was forced to declare force majeure at its Kentucky mill because it can’t get enough of the industrial gases it needs. Read more...
09 Jul Werner Introduces New App for Drivers Werner Enterprises launched a new app to help make work easier for its professional drivers, the company announced July 9. Read more...
09 Jul Biden Signs Competition Order Targeting Big Business President Joe Biden signed July 9 an executive order that the White House says will target anti-competitive practices in tech, health care and other parts of the economy while boosting workers’ wages and consumer protections. Read more...
09 Jul Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Begins Term as Chair of Governors Association Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was recently elected chairman of the National Governors Association, which has prioritized economic recovery as the country continues to climb out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
09 Jul Schumer Wants Senate Votes Soon on Biden’s Agenda WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said July 9 he wants his chamber to vote on pivotal budget and infrastructure legislation before lawmakers break for their August recess, and warned he may delay that summer break to allow more time for work on President Joe Biden’s top domestic goals. Read more...
09 Jul XPO Logistics Introduces New Benefits for Driver Trainees XPO Logistics introduced new benefits for participants in its driver training programs, the company announced July 8. Read more...